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ihe redwood, the mighty giants of the West Coast, are impressive, as are the 2,500-year-old western cedar trees that I saw in Idaho last year, but their cousin, the hemlock, is my personal favorite.
The hemlock is the ballerina and the boxer; beauty, grace, and tenacity.
Sheer grace and beauty are readily apparent, but the long life and tenacity of the hemlock are hidden by its soft and supple texture.
Loggers will frequently bypass ,hemloqk, in. rocky terrain as the hemlock
has bee^ knqwp^o grow right around a bpthersome rock. Completely hidden within its bark, those rocks are rough on chainsaws.
The hemlock is one of the longest lived of all things on earth.
The age record for the eastern hemlock is almost 1,000 years. The oldest and largest living eastern hemlock is in West Virginia, and is 120 feet tall and 19 feet around the trunk. The old-timer is over 880 years old.
The western hemlock record is a giant growing in Olympic National Park in Washington. This 1,200-year old tree is 164 feet tall and 27 feet around its trunk.
Some people believe that the hemlock is poisonous to the touch or if eaten. Not so — only the weed of the same name is deadly. In fact, hemlock is literally a haven and an oasis for wildlife.
It must be very tasty as well, as deer eat tons of its soft and fragrant boughs each day.
When in a grove of hemlocks or a single tree in a hardwood forest, the hemlock tree becomes the center of attention for the small birds like chickadees and the goldfinches.
The branches are the preferred
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