Scientific Name
Tsuga
Common Name
hemlock

Characteristics

ID hints
Few leaves upside down on twig***
- Leaves small, flat, linear*
- Leaves with 2 white bands below**
Cones small, pendulous
- Scales broad, obtuse, umbo lacking**

4-H Horticulture Contest, Dr. Alice B. Russell, Dr. Paul R. Fantz, and Larry Bass, Department of Horticultural Science, NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University. All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell. Computer programming by Miguel A. Buendia, graphics by Brad Capel.

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