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Product Description
Mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
A subalpine tree with only a slightly drooping leader or top; rarely grows more than 30 metres tall and is often stunted at high elevations.
Leaves
Needles are uniform in size, glossy, and yellow-green to deep bluish-green. They cover the branches densely on all sides or may be mostly upturned.
Cones
Seed cones are light to deep purple (sometimes green), narrow at each end and longer than those of western hemlock. Pollen cones are bluish.
Bark
Dark reddish-brown, cracked and grooved into narrow ridges.