western hemlock
Coastal shade tree
Western hemlock is a large evergreen conifer native to the Pacific Northwest, from Alaska to northern California.
It thrives in cool, moist coastal forests and is valued for its timber, used in construction and paper production.
The tree has short, flat needles and small cones, and serves as the state tree of Washington.
Not to be confused with poison hemlock, an unrelated toxic plant.
- coniferCone-bearing tree
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- timberWood for construction
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- pulpwoodTimber for paper manufacture
understory · gymnosperm · old-growth forest · bark · growth rings · biodiversity · evergreen · sustainable logging · mycorrhizae · forest floor · traditional tools · totem poles · needles · seed dispersal · native species · shade-tolerant · ornamental tree · cones
western hemlockpoison hemlock
Toxic flowering plant
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