The Eastern Hemlock fooled me. I waited for the little pine cones to mature expecting them to get larger. After researching I learned this is their mature size! They’re tiny! The tree has a loose,irregular, feathery silhouette, with fine, lacy twigs whose tips tend to droop gracefully. The needles are ½ inch in length and flat.
The tree is also known as Hemlock Spruce. The common name "hemlock" was reportedly given because the crushed foliage smells a little like that of the poisonous herb hemlock. The cones gradually grow to about about ¾ inch long and remain soft and flexible until the seeds are released in the fall. The drooping cones persist through winter.
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