Description
western hemlock or western hemlock-spruce ... A large evergreen tree with beautiful soft needles layered on the side branches... Known for edible and medicinal uses , especially within Indiginous people of its native zone ... Distinct thin brown and furrowed bark ... The crown is broad conical in shape in younger trees , ( strongly drooping terminal shoot ) , becomes more cylindrical in older trees ... Iconic hemlock native to west coast of North America, with its north most point to the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, and south to northern Sonoma County California.