Pennsylvania State Tree

Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis

Leaf

Evergreen, 1/2 inch long, dark green in color, with 2 lines of white stomata below. Tips are blunt. Needles are two-ranked.

Flower

Monoecious; males yellow, small, round; females light green at the branch
tips.

Fruit

Ovoid, 3/4 inch long with rounded, entire scales. Maturing September
to October.

Twig

Fine, gray-brown in color.

Bark

On young trees, gray-brown, smooth, turning scaly. Older trees are red-brown with wide ridges and furrows. When cut or broken, purple streaks are obvious.

Form

A medium-sized tree with a dense, conical crown, fine branches and a
drooping terminal shoot. Typically a poor natural pruner.