Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

sheen'dakw

Evergreen tree with small brown cones; the twigs are covered with fine, short hairs; strongly 2-ranked leaves have minutely toothed edges. This is the Pennsylvania State Tree and one that provides numerous ecological benefits from the shading of headwater trout streams to providing wildlife habitat. An Eastern Hemlock can live from 800 - 1000 years.