Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Summary 1

Tsuga canadensis, also known as Eastern or Canadian Hemlock, and in the French-speaking regions of Canada as Pruche du Canada, is a coniferous tree native to eastern North America. It ranges from northeastern Minnesota eastward through southern Quebec to Nova Scotia, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia and Alabama. Scattered outlier populations occur in several areas east and west of the Appalachians. It is the state tree of Pennsylvania.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuga_canadensis

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Temperature preference moderate/central areas, warm valleys/south slopes
Leaves needles
Habitat moisture dry, mesic/medium, wetland/floodplain