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

Black Hemlock, Mountain Hemlock

Tsuga mertensiana

Synonyms: Abies hookeriana, Abies mertensiana, Hesperopeuce mertensiana, Picea hookeriana, Tsuga crassifolia, Tsuga mertensiana ssp. mertensiana

Black Hemlock, Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana (Synonyms: Abies hookeriana, Abies mertensiana, Hesperopeuce mertensiana, Picea hookeriana, Tsuga crassifolia, Tsuga mertensiana ssp. mertensiana) - Black Hemlock, Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana (Synonyms: Abies hookeriana, Abies mertensiana, Hesperopeuce mertensiana, Picea hookeriana, Tsuga crassifolia, Tsuga mertensiana ssp. mertensiana)

Mountain hemlock as seen along the Pacific Crest Trail near Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, OR.........October 19, 2010. Note the drooping top to several of the trees.

Branch with cones of Black Hemlock, Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana (Synonyms: Abies hookeriana, Abies mertensiana, Hesperopeuce mertensiana, Picea hookeriana, Tsuga crassifolia, Tsuga mertensiana ssp. mertensiana) - Needle pattern atop a branch of Black Hemlock, Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana (Synonyms: Abies hookeriana, Abies mertensiana, Hesperopeuce mertensiana, Picea hookeriana, Tsuga crassifolia, Tsuga mertensiana ssp. mertensiana)

Mountain hemlock as seen at left atop Bull of the Woods Mountain, Bull of the Woods Wilderness........September 14, 2018. The photo at right shows a view of the needle pattern atop a branch of mountain hemlock as seen at Grand Meadows, Indian Heaven Wilderness......September 15, 2023.
Paul Slichter