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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]
Taxus canadensis, the Canada yew [2] or Canadian yew, is a conifer native to central and eastern North America, thriving in swampy woods, ravines, riverbanks and on lake shores. Locally called simply as "yew", this species is also referred to as American yew or ground-hemlock. Most of its range is well north of the Ohio River.
Western hemlocks can reach over 200 feet (60 m) in height with a diameter of 3 to 4 feet (0.9 to 1.2 m). [6] They can be identified by their drooping leader at the top of the tree. [6] It is not uncommon to find western hemlocks growing in a row on a nurse log. [6] The Western Hemlock Ecoregion offers an abundance of life.
Tsuga (/ ˈ s uː ɡ ə /, [3] from Japanese 栂 (ツガ), the name of Tsuga sieboldii) is a genus of conifers in the subfamily Abietoideae of Pinaceae, the pine family.The English-language common name "hemlock" arose from a perceived similarity in the smell of its crushed foliage to that of the unrelated plant hemlock. [4]
Tsuga: hemlocks; Tsuga canadensis: eastern hemlock; Canadian hemlock Pinaceae (pine family) 261 Tsuga caroliniana: Carolina hemlock Pinaceae (pine family) 262 Tsuga chinensis: Chinese hemlock Pinaceae (pine family) Tsuga diversifolia: Northern Japanese hemlock Pinaceae (pine family) Tsuga dumosa: Himalayan hemlock Pinaceae (pine family) Tsuga ...
Now is a fine time to scout for poison hemlock. Winter of 2024 has been somewhat of a no-show for Ohio. Mild to almost hot temperatures have been moving things along for spring reactivation of ...
The Canadian flora is depauperate because of the near total glaciation event in the Pleistocene. Due to the vast area of Canada, a tree that is common in one area may be completely absent in another. In particular, many warm-temperate trees can only be grown on the mild Pacific coast (where gardens may contain additional species not listed here).
Poison Ivy. Poison Ivy, a well-known toxic plant common in Texas especially during the spring and summer, causes an itchy painful rash. This is caused by its sap that has a clear liquid called ...