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Canadian Hemlock
It may take 250 to 300 years to reach maturity and may live for 800 years or more. The Canadian Hemlock tree, Tsuga canadensis, is also called Eastern Hemlock or Hemlock spruce. They are graceful and make great ornamental plantings. This stately tree is a very hardy specimen and is an easily transplanted conifer which grows well in a variety of soils. This evergreen conifer is a fast-growing long-lived tree which unlike many trees grows well in shade. They stand shearing and pruning well and are excellent as hedges. Shelter small plants from drying winds. It has a graceful pyramidal form with foliage of spray-like appearance. ... additional info
Black Oak The green leaves have a notably velvety underside. The Black Oak tree, Quercus velutina, is very similar in appearance to the Red Oak. One of the main differences include its ability to thrive on poor and varied soils. The characteristic inner bark is bright yellow to orange, hence the alternate common name of Yellow Oak. This moderately growing oak tree grows on dry uplands, slopes and ridges. It is sometimes called yellow oak, quercitron, yellowbark oak, or smoothbark oak. Still, it is used in much the same ways. It generally is inferior to that of the Red Oak. Black Oak trees occur naturally on poor sandy or clay hillsides. This deciduous tree has deeply furrowed bark and on mature trees is nearly black. |
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