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What is the scientific name for hemlock?
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern hemlock/Scientific names
What is the genus for eastern hemlock?
Hemlocks
Eastern hemlock/Genus
What is the taxonomy of a hemlock?
Tsuga
Data Quality Indicators:
| Subclass | Pinidae |
| Order | Pinales – pines |
| Family | Pinaceae – pines |
| Genus | Tsuga Carrière – hemlock |
| Species | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière – Canada hemlock, hemlock spruce, eastern hemlock |
Can you eat eastern hemlock?
The hemlock poison that Socrates drank (and what a horrible death it was) came from an herb, also called “hemlock.” There is nothing toxic about a hemlock tree. In fact, its edible (digestible) parts contain carbohydrates, fats, protein, phosphorous, iron, vitamins A and C, riboflavin, thiamin and niacin.
What is the Eastern hemlock used for?
Eastern hemlock is used primarily for lumber and paper pulp. About three-fourths of the hemlock lumber produced is used for light framing, sheathing, roofing, and subflooring.
Is the eastern hemlock a Gymnosperm?
Eastern Hemlock (T. canadensis) A medium-sized tree native to the Appalachians and the northest; perhaps the most tolerant gymnosperm. Needles are 2-ranked, and about 1/2″ long, tapering from the base to the apex with 2 lines of stomata.
What is hemlock timber?
We describe Hemlock as, basically, pine with very few Knots if any. A little stronger than Pine, Hemlock is a creamy grey coloured timber which is ideal for painting, varnishing or polishing.
What is Eastern hemlock used for?
Where can I find eastern hemlock?
Habitat: The eastern hemlock is found from Nova Scotia to eastern Minnesota, south to Maryland and Illinois, and along the Appalachian Mountains to Georgia and northern Alabama. Hemlock comprises less than 1% of the forest cover in the Park.
What animals eat eastern hemlock?
Red squirrels and mice chew off the scales of the tiny hemlock cones to get at the seeds underneath. Deer will also eat hemlock foliage and twigs as high up as they can reach. Porcupines prefer hemlock and will eat the bark and chew off large twigs.
Can hemlock be used for medicine?
Despite serious safety concerns, hemlock leaves, root, and seeds are used to make medicine. It is used for breathing problems including bronchitis, whooping cough, and asthma; and for painful conditions including teething in children, swollen and painful joints, and cramps. Hemlock is also used for anxiety and mania.