Carolina hemlock

It is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 30 m tall and 110 cm in trunk diameter under forest conditions. The crown is compact and pyramidal, growing up to 8 m wide. The bark is thick, reddish-brown and becomes fissured between scaly ridges. The branches are stout and usually horizontal, but often slightly drooping. The shoots are red-brown to orange-brown, finely hairy. The leaves are 5-20 mm long and 1.8–2 mm broad, flattened, not tapering toward their ends, and with a rounded or slightly notched apex; they radiate outward in all directions from the twigs and smell of tangerine if crushed. They are glossy dark green above and paler on the underside with two white stomatal bands. The cones are 2-4 cm long, green, maturing light to mid-brown 6–7 months after pollination. When fully open, their scales are positioned at a right angle or reflexed to the central axis.

The mission of Carolina Hemlock Arborists LLC is to preserve and protect our native hemlock populations as well as cultivated varieties from the threat of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. At Carolina Hemlock Arborists, we offer comprehensive tree care and maintenance as well as pre-construction consultations to individuals interested in preserving the natural environment of Western North Carolina. Please contact either Eric Wardwell at 828 713 1910 or Bob Wardwell at 828 713 2622 for more information. More

Carolina Hemlock Bluff here is unique in that it has an open understory and is composed mostly of large trees over 16" in diameter. It is on the edge of an extensive cliff community dominated by Carolina Hemlock. It was sad to see such a great example of Carolina Hemlock Bluff that would be so difficult, expensive, and time consuming to treat. More

eastern and Carolina hemlocks from this invasive pest.Hemlock update by American ForestsEastern and Carolina hemlocks show little to no resistance and there are no natural predators in the east: the results in Virginia alone have been devastating. More