{"id":307,"date":"2017-04-11T21:10:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T01:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2017-07-04T13:05:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T17:05:53","slug":"eastern-hemlock","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/tree-id\/eastern-hemlock\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Hemlock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-307\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-307-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-307-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-307-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-307-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-307-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Scientific name:\u00a0<em>Tsuga canadensis<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-307-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-307-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-307-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-307-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-307-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-307\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tsuga_canadensis_-_Kanadische_Tsuga_2-768x1152.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tsuga_canadensis_-_Kanadische_Tsuga_2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tsuga_canadensis_-_Kanadische_Tsuga_2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tsuga_canadensis_-_Kanadische_Tsuga_2-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"Eastern hemlock\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Eastern hemlock<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-307-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-307-1-0-1\" ><div id=\"pl-w590b86337618f\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w590b86337618f-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w590b86337618f-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-w590b86337618f-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w590b86337618f-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Eastern_hemlock_underside_sdetwiler-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Eastern hemlock needles\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Eastern hemlock needles<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w590b86337618f-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w590b86337618f-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Canada_Hemlock_Tsuga_canadensis_Trunk_3008px-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Eastern hemlock bark\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Eastern hemlock bark<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-307-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-307-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-307-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Identification<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Needles are flat, can be 0.2-1.0 inches long, and grow in two opposite rows on stalks\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Needle coloration: green on top with a pale underside<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Bark is brown and scaly with deep grooves<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cones are small, only 0.5-0.75 inches long<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cones become mature and produce seeds when they\u00a0change in color from yellow-green to purple-brown<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Branches droop at the ends and give the tree a feather-like appearance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cone-shaped silhouette with drooping branches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Eastern hemlock trees can be 160 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 6-7 feet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Status<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Native<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interesting Facts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The oldest recorded Eastern hemlock was 988 years old<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A common pest of the Eastern hemlock is the hemlock wooly adelgid<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Native Americans once used the scrapings from the inner bark layer as a base for breads and soups<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Two known <a href=\"http:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/ecosystem\/tree-talk\/\">mycorrhiza<\/a> form along Eastern hemlock root systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Eastern hemlock serves as a\u00a0source of shelter for white-tailed deer during the winter months<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;\">Seeds of Eastern hemlock also serve as a source of food for mice, voles, squirrels, and rodents<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-307-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-307-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-307-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Godman, R.M., &amp; Lancaster, K. (n.d.). Eastern Hemlock. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.na.fs.fed.us\/spfo\/pubs\/silvics_manual\/Volume_1\/tsuga\/canadensis.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.na.fs.fed.us\/spfo\/pubs\/silvics_manual\/Volume_1\/tsuga\/canadensis.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">National Park Service (n.d.). Eastern Hemlock. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/shen\/learn\/nature\/eastern_hemlock.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/shen\/learn\/nature\/eastern_hemlock.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Neson, G. (n.d.). Plant Guide - Eastern Hemlock. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/plantguide\/pdf\/cs_tsca.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/plantguide\/pdf\/cs_tsca.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-307-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Image Citations<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Eastern hemlock: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tsuga_canadensis_-_Kanadische_Tsuga_(2).JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Tsuga canadensis<\/em> - Kanadische Tsuga<\/a>\"\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Thesurvived99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thesurvived99<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/legalcode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Eastern hemlock needles:\u00a0\"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Eastern_hemlock_underside_sdetwiler.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eastern hemlock underside sdetwiler<\/a>\"\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Sdetwiler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sdetwiler<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/legalcode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 3.0. <\/a>Image cropped.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Eastern hemlock bark: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Canada_Hemlock_Tsuga_canadensis_Trunk_3008px.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada Hemlock <em>Tsuga canadensis<\/em> Trunk<\/a>\"\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Ram-Man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Ramsey<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.5\/legalcode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/1.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.0. <\/a>Image cropped.Cropped image licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific name:\u00a0Tsuga canadensis IdentificationNeedles are flat, can be 0.2-1.0 inches long, and grow in two opposite rows on stalks\u00a0Needle coloration: green on top with a pale undersideBark is brown and scaly with deep groovesCones are small, only 0.5-0.75 inches longCones become mature and produce seeds when they\u00a0change in color from yellow-green to purple-brownBranches droop at the ends and give the tree a feather-like appearanceCone-shaped silhouette with drooping branchesEastern hemlock trees can be 160 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 6-7 feetStatusNativeInteresting FactsThe oldest recorded Eastern hemlock was 988 years oldA common pest of the Eastern hemlock is the hemlock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":238,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-307","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":137,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3966,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307\/revisions\/3966"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}