These evergreen trees are commonly known as Hemlock or Hemlock Spruce. Hemlocks are found wild in North America, the Himalayas, Japan and China. Hemlock can be distinguished from other Conifers by its flat, linear, dark green leaves, which have two long, whitish lines on their lower surfaces. Each leaf is attached to a little woody stem that remains on the twig after the leaves fall.
Leaves also grow along the upper surfaces of the twigs.
The leaves will grow up to -inch in length. The have rounded or slightly notched tips. The cones are pendant and grow to of an inch long. They mature at the end of the first season, but often stay on the twigs during the winter. This tree can grow over 80 feet in height with a diameter up to 3 feet.