90 



WOOD AND FOREST. 



Habitat. 



HEMLOCK. 



Tsuga canadensis (Linnaeus) Carriere. 

 Tsuga, the Japanese name latinized; canadensis named for Canada. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best in North Carolina 

 and Tennessee. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 60'-70', 

 sometimes 100'; diameter, 

 2'-3' ; branches, persist- 

 ent, making trunk not 

 very clean ; bark, red-gray, 

 narrow, rounded ridges, 

 deeply and irregularly 

 fissured ; leaves, spirally 

 arranged, but appear two- 

 ranked; cones, 34" l n g> 

 graceful. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, reddish brown, sap- 

 wood just distinguishable; 

 non-porous; rings, rather 

 broad, conspicuous; grain, 

 crooked; rays, numerous, 

 thin ; non-resinous. 



Physical Qualities: 

 Weight, light (53d in 

 this list) ; 26 Ibs. per cu. 



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