Eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
FOUND by Zephyr65492012-10-23
Orono
ID Confirmed
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Peer reviewed by thegoofs
Field Notes
I am happy because... we get to have class outside today!
Questions and problems I ran into... the camera wouldn't always focus - pictures wouldn't come out without a lot of work.
I see, hear, and smell... the cars that are on the road around where we are. They are loud, and they send out fumes that smell.
I am surprised by what I found or didn't find because... we found white fuzz every so often so we thought maybe we found our invasive species. But they were just little worm.
Supporting Evidence
The bark is brown. In some spots it appears green though because it has algae growing on it. It looks like it has really big cracks in it (running up and down along the whole trunk) The branches are very flexible; they can be bent easily.
On the bottom of the needles, there are "racing stripes," two stripes of white that run longways over the green needles.
The needles on the branch alternate their growth. Instead of being directly opposite of one another line in some species of tree, they are off-set a little from each other.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Tsuga canadensisCommon name:
Eastern hemlock
Sampling method:
Just looking around
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 44.896175 °
Longitude:
W -68.662357 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Forest
Trip Information
Name:
Rangely Road
Trip date:
Tue, 2012-10-23 17:17
Town or city:
Orono
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Penobscot
Comments
You found some good photos to
You found some good photos to display supporting evidence, and you definitely found hemlock.