Eastern hemlock

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tree
gptkbp:branch whorled
gptkbp:cabinType moderate density
moderate strength
gptkbp:climate cold climates
moist, cool environments
gptkbp:colors light brown
up to 5 cm
dark green
scaly
gray-brown
reddish-brown to yellowish-brown
gptkbp:commonName bark beetles
gptkbp:conservationEfforts not endangered
gptkbp:cookingMethod construction
gptkbp:culturalSignificance used in traditional medicine
gptkbp:diseaseResistance gptkb:hemlock_woolly_adelgid
gptkbp:environmentalImpact high shade tolerance
gptkbp:family Pinaceae
gptkbp:fauna wind-pollinated
gptkbp:flora C3 photosynthesis
1-2.5 cm
up to 50 meters in ideal conditions
gptkbp:fossilRecord pulp and paper production
gptkbp:grapeVarieties mixed coniferous forests
pyramidal
can live for centuries
gptkbp:growthRate slow to moderate
gptkbp:habitat moist, shaded areas
gptkbp:height 20-30 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern hemlock
gptkbp:landscape ornamental tree
gptkbp:leafArrangement alternate
spiral
landscape and forestry
gptkbp:leafShape needle-like
narrow and upright
deciduous conifer
gptkbp:lifespan 300-800 years
gptkbp:musicStyle gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkbp:nativeTo Eastern_North_America
gptkbp:reign rounded crown
gptkbp:rootSystem shallow and fibrous
shallow roots
gptkbp:scientificName Tsuga canadensis
gptkbp:seedDispersal 3-5 mm
gravity and wind
gptkbp:soilType acidic soils
gptkbp:symbioticRelationships mycorrhizal_fungi
gptkbp:vision cylindrical
2-3 cm
gptkbp:wildlife provides habitat for birds
important for forest understory