How to Identify Hemlock

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1. Appearance

2. Leaves

3. Growth environment

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Appearance: Evergreen shrub, about 25-30 meters high, 40-80 cm diameter at breast height. The bark is brownish gray, with a tower-shaped crown. Blade: strip-shaped, entire edge, blunt-rounded apex, with depressions. The leaves are green on the surface and light green on the underside. Growth environment: Suitable for growing in foggy, rainy, humid, acidic soil and mountainous areas with good drainage. Young trees cannot accept strong light.

1. Appearance

1. Appearance

Hemlock is an evergreen shrub, about 25-30 meters high and 40-80 centimeters in diameter at breast height. The bark is peeling off in flakes and is brown-gray in color. The large branches are spread flat and drooping. The crown of the tree is tower-shaped.

2. Leaves

Hemlock The leaves are strip-shaped, with entire edges, and the apex is blunt and concave. The color of the leaf surface is green and shiny, and the color of the back of the leaf is slightly lighter, light green, with two stomata bands.

3. Growth environment

Iron Cedar is a relatively shade-tolerant tree species. Except for saplings that cannot receive strong light, adult trees can grow at the edge of the forest. Mountainous areas with foggy, rainy, high humidity, acidic soil and good drainage are very suitable for their growth. Their natural pruning ability, wind resistance and deep root shape are strong, so their lifespan can reach more than hundreds of years.

2. Leaves

3. Growth environment

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