Hemlock: the graceful conifer of the West. (tree) (Wood of the Month)

Wood & Wood Products | March 1, 1995| | Copyright

The name hemlock may remind some of the poison. However, the hemlock tree is not poisonous like the herb. This tree had nothing to do with the weed that Socrates allegedly ingested before he died. Rather, it may be named hemlock because of the similarity in scent when the foliage is crushed. Tsuga, the genus name, is Japanese for hemlock. Poisonous hemlock belongs to the parsley family Umbelliferae and is classified as Consium maculatum.

Hemlock is known as a resin-free wood. Its has a pale brown heartwood with a darker colored latewood band that gives it a purple cast. ...

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