[Mountain Hemlocks: The Genus Tsuga in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Western Hemlock, Pacific Hemlock, Lowland Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Synonym: Abies heterophylla

Western Hemlock, Pacific Hemlock, Lowland Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla (Synonym: Abies heterophylla)

Western hemlock as seen along the Observation Peak Trail near the northern boundary of the Trapper Creek Wilderness.........June 22, 2013.

Western Hemlock, Pacific Hemlock, Lowland Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla (Synonym: Abies heterophylla) - Bark of Western Hemlock, Pacific Hemlock, Lowland Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla (Synonym: Abies heterophylla)

Western hemlock as seen along the Observation Peak Trail near the northern boundary of the Trapper Creek Wilderness.........June 22, 2013.

Western Hemlock, Pacific Hemlock, Lowland Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla (Synonym: Abies heterophylla)

A large western hemlock bearing numerous small cones near the tips of its branches. Photographed at the edge of an old clear cut to the west of Road 17 opposite Brooks Meadows, Mt. Hood National Forest..........June 21, 2014.

Paul Slichter