HEIGHT up to 200 ft (60 m)
TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE W. North America
The wood of this hemlock is used for building and making boxes. The bark has a high tannin content. BARK Red-brown, turning purple-brown, flaking. LEAF Blunttipped needles, dark green above, with two blue-white bands below; unpleasant smell when crushed. FLOWER Reddish; males: under shoot, turn pale yellow when pollen is shed; females: at shoot tips. FRUIT Small bronze green to brown oval cones, with rounded scales.
