western hemlock

American  

noun

1. a tall, narrow hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, of western North America: the state tree of Washington.

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western hemlock British  

noun

1. a North American coniferous evergreen tree, Tsuga heterophylla, having hanging branches and oblong cones: family Pinaceae

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western hemlock

The remainder were sugar pine, noble fir, red fir, incense cedar, western red cedar, mountain hemlock and western hemlock.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2023

Douglas fir, western hemlock and western red cedar saw the worst of it.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

Coastal Douglas fir and western hemlock plantations in Oregon and Washington shouldered some of the most extensive visible impacts of the so-called heat dome, when a high pressure system parked itself atop the region.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

The fungus-like pathogen is known to affect a variety of tree species including western hemlock, Douglas fir, tanoak and several pine species.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2021

The timber in the Tongass National Forest runs 60 per cent. western hemlock and 20 per cent.

From The School Book of Forestry by Pack, Charles Lathrop