4-6 WEEKS WORK ORDER PROCESSING TIME,...EASTERN HEMLOCK TREE STARTER SAPLING SEEDLINGS THIS AUCTION IS FOR A QUANTITY OF 10 SEEDLINGS .. CAREFULLY WASHED , PACKED , & SHIPPED . SEEDLINGS WILL SIZE BETWEEN 4- 8 INCHES TALL WITH EXCELLENT STARTER ROOTS SYSTEM. ALL HEALTHY SAPLINGS WITH STARTER ROOTS . THIS IS AN EXCELLENT SHADE TREE WHEN MATURED. THIS AUCTION IS FOR 10 EASTERN HEMLOCK TREE STARTER SAPLINGS , Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Interesting Information About Plant: The Eastern Hemlock is a woody tree that can live for over 800 years. The bark contains tannins that were once used to process leather. The tree now is used at times for ornamental reasons and the wood is processed into pulp for the paper industry. In forests across North America, where the trees are located, wildlife uses it for protection, especially white-tailed deer that use it for bedding in the winter. The only pest that really affects the Eastern Hemlock is the woolly adelgid. The trees are also susceptible to root rot if located in an area where the ground can become very wet. Common Name: Eastern Hemlock Scientific Name: Tsuga canadensis Family Name (Scientific and Common): Pinaceae Continent of Origin: North America Most Distinguishing Morphological Features of This Plant: Leaves are small, flat, green, and pointed. On the underside of the leaves are two parallel white stripes. These are caused by rows of stomata. The bark is brownish-grey. Plant Growth Habit: Large Tree Height at Maturity: More than 10 Feet Life Span: Perennial Seasonal Habit: Evergreen Perennial Growth Habitat: Partial Sun & Shade Manner of Culture: Native Species Thorns on Younger Stem? No Cross Section of Younger Stem: Roundish Stem (or Trunk) Diameter: More Than The Diameter of a Coffee-Mug Produces Brownish Bark? No Bark Peeling in Many Areas? Yes Characteristics of Mature (Brownish) Bark: Lines Go Up-Down & Bumpy Type of Leaf: Needle-Like Length of Leaf (or Leaflet): Less than Length of a Credit Card Leaf Complexity: Simple Shape of Leaf: Simple Edge of Leaf? Smooth Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Leaf has Petiole? Yes Patterns of Main-Veins: Parallel Leaf Hairiness: No Hairs Color of Foliage in Summer: Green Change in Color of Foliage in October: No Change Flowering Season: Spring Flowers: Tightly Clustered Type of Flower: Like a Pine Cone Color of Flower: Yellow Shape of Individual Flower: Bilaterally Symmetrical Size of Individual Flower: Smaller than a Quarter Sexuality: Male and Female on Same Plant Size of Fruit: Smaller than a Quarter Fruit Fleshiness at Maturity? Dry Shape of Fruit: Spherical Color of Fruit at Maturity: Brown or Dry Fruit Desirable to Birds or Squirrels? No Unique Morphological Features of Plant: Is the Plant Poisonous: None of Plant Pesty Plant (weedy, hard to control)? No Common Name(s): Eastern Hemlock, Canada Hemlock, Hemlock Spruce Louisville Plants That Are Most Easily Confused With This One: T. Caroliniana (Carolina hemlock) and the Yews. MORE GREAT SEEDLING DEALS HERE :http://www.aandddrillingsupply.myipsites.com/TREEPLANTNURSERY.html