Mountain Hemlock

Basisdaten

mountain pine (Tsuga mertensiana) needles
mountain pine (Tsuga mertensiana) needles
  • mountain pine (Tsuga mertensiana) needles
  • mountain pine (Tsuga mertensiana) branches
  • mountain pine (Tsuga mertensiana) trunk / bark
description: 

The mountain hemlock occurs naturally only in a narrow strip along the US West Coast.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Tsuga mertensiana
family: 
Pinaceae
species: 
conifer
height: 
up to 35 m (115 ft)
needle: 

The needles are light green, up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long and are arranged whisked on the branch

blossom description: 

There are male and female flowers on a tree (monoecious).

fruit: 

small cones

bark: 
The bark is red-brown scaly and cracked up.
root: 
shallow-rooting and deep-rooting with many fine roots
location: 
sun
ph value: 
acid to neutral
stature: 

This hemlock has a wide base and a very long and narrow tip. It often seems as if a small tree standing on a wide growing.