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

At the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe on the Olympic Peninsula, Hilton Turnbull, the tribe’s habitat biologist, is planting redwoods alongside species like Douglas fir, western hemlock and grand fir.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 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

Towering stands of Sitka spruce, western hemlock, red cedar and Alaska yellow cedars blanket much of the archipelago, and safeguard waterways teeming with five species of wild salmon.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2021

The western hemlock and Sitka spruce are the best for paper making.

From The School Book of Forestry by Charles Lathrop Pack