Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database
Tsuga heterophylla (Western Hemlock)

 

Kingdom

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 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

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 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

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 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

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 Coniferophyta – Conifers

Class

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 Pinopsida

Order

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 Pinales

Family

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 Pinaceae – Pine family

Genus

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 Tsuga Carrière – hemlock

Species

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 Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. – western hemlock

A graceful, rapidly growing, spire-like evergreen that can reach 200 ft.

Short, uneven needles in flat arrays.

Small cones, horizontal branches with droopy tips.

Sun or shade. Best for the west side.
 
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