Tsuga canadensis - eastern hemlock


Tony D'Amato next to the 489 yr old Tsuga canadensis in Mohawk Trail State Forest, MA (photo ©2006 Anthony W. D'Amato)



Tsuga canadensis and Pinus strobus in Pack Forest, NY, home to a 383 yr old T. canadensisin 1977. (photo ©2006 Neil Pederson)


Age

How Dated

Location

Collector/
Dater/
Reference

Alive?

More
Info

555

crossdated

Tionesta, PA

E. Cook; Cook and Cole, 1991

Yes

555

crossdated

Tionesta, PA

E. Cook;

Yes

550

crossdated

Schall's Gap, PA

B. Black, M. Abrams;

Yes

540

crossdated

Presque Isle River, MI

E. Cook;

Yes

517

crossdated

Tionesta, PA

E. Cook;

Yes

489

crossdated

Mohawk Trail State Forest, MA

A.W. D'Amato & D. Orwig

Yes

474

crossdated

Spruce Glen, NY

E. Cook;

Yes

474

crossdated

Salt Point, MI

E. Cook;

Yes

473

crossdated

Gibb's Brook, NH

E. Cook;

Yes

444

crossdated

Cold River, Mohawk Trail St. Forest, MA

A.W. D'Amato & D. Orwig

Yes

439

ring counted

Mark S. Burnham Prov. Park, Ontario, Canada

Henry, M.;Ontario's Old Tree

Yes

430

ring counted

Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

Vasiliauskas, S.;Ontario's Old Tree

Yes

389

ring counted

Ramsay Branch, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

W. Blozan; Uyanga Ariya

Yes

383

crossdated

Pack Forest, NY

E. Cook;

Yes

J. Hart; RC

Yes

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