Hemlock needles are flattened and 3/8 to 5/8 inches long arranged on each side of the stem - photo by Ed Frank

Hemlock cones are 3/8 to3/4 inches in length, green when immature - photo by Ed Frank

Branching patterns on a young hemlock tree - photo by Ed Frank

Cedar Braasch beside an ancient hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) on upper Caldwell Fork, GSMNP. The bark is so chunky it looks like douglas-fir, hence the nicknames psuedopsuedotsuga or tsuga pseudopsuedotsuga, etc.

Hemlock bark on a smaller hemlock tree - photo by Ed Frank

Ganoderma tsugae fungus on hemlock stump - 
photo by Will Blozan

Large Eastern Hemlock along the Hemlock Trail, Cook Forest State Park, PA - photo by Ed Frank

Large Eastern Hemlock along the Hemlock Trail, Cook Forest State Park, PA - photo by Ed Frank

Serpentine tsuga - Ellicott Rock Wilderness, SC - photo by Will Blozan

• Tsuga Search Project

• Hemlock Age May 2001
• Last Gasp of the East Fork Hemlocks, SC  Dec 2003
• Joyce Kilmer Forest Beetle Release May 2004
• Another Productive Day - Modeling the Mt. Tom Hemlock and the Saheda Pine Sept 2005
• Tsuga Search Project Index Page
• Caldwell Colossus Climb, GSMNP  March 07, 2006
• Cheoah Hemlock Climb, Kelsey Old Growth Tract, NC May 22, 2007
• Rhododendron and Hemlocks Oct 2006
• Hemlock Lumbering References Nov 2006
• Hemlock Seed Collection Nov 2006
• Hemlocks at MTSF Nov 2006
• Hemlock Gene Pool April 2007
• Pleasing Fungus Beetle April 2007
• Hemlock Genetic Sampling July 2007
• Schall's Gap, PA and Hemlock Ages Aug 2007
• Replacements for Hemlocks Oct 2007