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

While the pest prefers leafy hardwoods, like oaks, Salp said she’s seen them feed on conifers — the category that includes iconic Northwest species like the Douglas fir and western hemlock.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

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

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

It’s a 105-foot-long replica of a western hemlock tree, composed from thousands of recycled bits of old-growth cedar.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2017

The western hemlock also reaches equal heights in competition for the light, with diameters of five feet or more.

From The Book of the National Parks by Robert Sterling Yard

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