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An Eastern Hemlock branch at the Kortright Centre for Conservation. Tsuga canadensis, also known as eastern hemlock, [3] eastern hemlock-spruce, [4] 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 is the state tree of Pennsylvania. [5]
In the riparian habitats surrounding streams, hemlock trees provide shade to keep the water cool during the summer, allowing cold-water fish like brook trout to thrive (https://bit.ly/3I3sbcQ ...
Carolina hemlock is used more often as an ornamental tree than for timber production, due to its overall rarity. [9] In landscaping, it is similar in appearance to eastern hemlock, but the Carolina hemlock has a deep taproot, compared with the shallow, aggressive roots of eastern hemlock. This means shrubs and other plants can be grown more ...
The park features trees of up to 90 feet in height and 16 feet in circumference. [4] Located on 132 acres (53 ha) [2] about one mile (1.6 km) east of the town of Aurora and five miles west of Redhouse, Maryland, Cathedral is a mixed forest of predominantly eastern hemlock. [5] Rhine Creek runs through the park. [4]
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Typical trees of these forests are sugar maple (Acer saccharum), American beech (Fagus grandifolia), eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), Carolina silverbell (Halesia tetraptera), tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), red maple (Acer rubrum), white oak (Quercus alba), northern red oak (Quercus rubra), yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis ...
Eastern Hemlock, Eastern White Pine, Pitch Pine [15] Pennsylvania: Hemlocks Natural Area [15] 120 acres (49 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests: Eastern Hemlock [15] Pennsylvania: Ricketts Glen State Park [15] 2,000 acres (810 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests: Northern Hardwood Forest [15] Pennsylvania: Peck Natural Area in Lake Winola [15]
Join conservationists for a hands-on workshop at Cumming Nature Center to identify and survey the tree-killing insect, hemlock woolly adelgid.