Hemlock bark contains rich tannins used in the hide-curing process at the time, and tanners cleared nearly every grove of the conifer. “I was so struck that this desire for leather goods led to ...

Eastern hemlock bark is cinnamon-red to gray and is divided into narrow, rounded ridges, which are covered with thick scales. As the bark matures, it becomes scaly and deeply fissured. While hemlock ...

In the winter, they eat the needles and bark of trees. Eastern hemlock is one of their favorites. I learned to look up into the trees in the winter, hemlocks in particular, ...

Huge quantities of hemlock bark provided tannic acid to process hides for harness, saddles, belts and shoes. Hemlock is known for its rot resistance, so it is often used today for railroad ties ...

A well-known local photographer and naturalist lifted a flap of hemlock bark and found some interesting small creatures. There were several tiny millipedes, only two or three millimeters long.

This summer because of the heat and drought I have spent a lot of time across the brook in my woods because it is always so cool in there. As parched as the land is elsewhere, in the forest I can ...

The individual hemlock that Dietschler, the researcher, is standing in front of is likely doomed. But at the very top of the ridge, a grove of pristine, old-growth hemlocks grow straight and ...

It was hardly a surprise that Manitowoc County’s hemlock forests were all but exhausted by 1880. With their demise, Upper Michigan became the primary source of bark for Wisconsin’s tanneries.

The hemlock bark consumed by the plant was secured within a radius of about 12 miles of the tannery. It was not an uncommon sight to see 24 or more ox and horse teams, ...

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931. This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in ...