Common name: Western Hemlock

Year planted: 1998

Country of origin: Found right down the west coast of North America from Alaska to California.

Year introduced: Discovered by David Douglas in 1828 and brought to Europe in 1852

Description: A relative of the spruces with single flat soft evergreen needles. Regarded highly for its timber it produces a large graceful tree with drooping branches at their tips. One of Queen Victorias favourite trees who briefly had its name changed to Albertiana.

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Tree number: 102