Needles – 2-ranked; 1/2″ long; tapering from the base to the apex; 2 lines of stomata on underside. Cones – about 2/3″ long; ovoid; scales with entire margins. “When the wind lifts up the Hemlock’s ...

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931.This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in southern ...