western hemlock

E576987

conifer tree species

Western hemlock is a large, shade-tolerant conifer native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, commonly forming dense, moist coastal and lowland forests.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Western hemlock	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conifer ⓘ tree species ⓘ
associatedForestType	Pacific Northwest coastal temperate rainforest ⓘ
barkColor	brown to reddish-brown ⓘ
barkTexture	thin and furrowed with age ⓘ
binomialName	Tsuga heterophylla NERFINISHED ⓘ
canopyRole	dominant canopy tree ⓘ
climatePreference	cool humid climate ⓘ
commonName	western hemlock ⓘ
coneSize	small cylindrical cones ⓘ
coneType	seed cones ⓘ
crownCharacteristic	drooping leader ⓘ
crownShape	narrow conical crown ⓘ
ecologicalRole	climax species in coastal temperate rainforests ⓘ nurse tree for other plants ⓘ
family	Pinaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Tsuga NERFINISHED ⓘ
growthRate	fast-growing in favorable conditions ⓘ
habitat	lowland forests ⓘ moist coastal forests ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	flattened sprays ⓘ
leafColor	dark green above ⓘ
leafType	needle-like leaves ⓘ
leafUnderside	two whitish stomatal bands ⓘ
lifespan	several hundred years ⓘ
maximumHeight	over 70 meters ⓘ
nativeTo	British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Alaska ⓘ northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Pinales NERFINISHED ⓘ
pollination	wind-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction	seeds ⓘ
shadeTolerance	high ⓘ
soilPreference	acidic soils ⓘ moist well-drained soils ⓘ
successionalStatus	late-successional species ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
typicalDiameter	up to 2.7 meters ⓘ
typicalHeight	50–70 meters ⓘ
woodProperty	moderately light ⓘ relatively strong ⓘ
woodUse	construction timber ⓘ lumber ⓘ pulpwood ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puget Sound lowland forests → dominantTreeSpecies → western hemlock ⓘ

Drift Creek Wilderness → primaryVegetation → western hemlock ⓘ

Point Defiance Park → hasFlora → western hemlock ⓘ

Grove of the Patriarchs → hasTreeSpecies → western hemlock ⓘ

Grand Forest → treeSpecies → western hemlock ⓘ

Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park → treeSpeciesPresent → western hemlock ⓘ

Bartlett Cove → hasVegetation → western hemlock ⓘ

Pacific Spirit Regional Park → hasFlora → western hemlock ⓘ

Washington State, United States → stateTree → western hemlock ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington (state)

this entity surface form: Western hemlock