Wildlife
Western hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1805-12-07
One of five new tree species Lewis detailed at Fort Clatsop. Some botanists placed it with the eastern hemlock til 1898.
Journal References
2 journal entries mention Western hemlock
Apr
6
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 6, 1806
... journies. He likewise
states that of the inner rind of the hemlock, taken off early in the spring they make a
kind of cakes, which they eat with salmon oil, and of wh...
May
21
1806
Lewis: May 21, 1806
...ct these roots
themselves but there are several speceis of hemlock which are so much like
the cows that it is difficult to discriminate them from the cows and we
ar...
