Eastern Hemlock Tree. Native to the eastern united states, the hemlock resembles a large christmas tree with its broadly pyramidal, pendulous branches; This conifer is unusual in that the terminal leader often droops instead of giving the tree a typical pointed top like that of most trees in the pine family.

The eastern hemlock is a gracefully pyramidal evergreen conifer with horizontal to drooping branches.

The eastern hemlock is a prevalent tree in pennsylvania forests. Eastern hemlock (tsuga canadensis) lives a slow life. Evergreen, 1/2 inch long, dark green in color, with 2 bark: The eastern and carolina hemlocks, known as the redwoods of the east, are in trouble.