WESTERN HEMLOCK
· Largest species of hemlock.
· A large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 150-200 feet tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 8 feet, and live 200-500 years.
· It is closely associated with temperate rain forests, and most of its range is less than 75 miles from the Pacific Ocean.
· Boughs, a main branch of a tree, are used to collect herring eggs during the spring spawn in southeast Alaska. The boughs provide an easy collectible surface for the eggs to attach to as well as provide a distinctive flavor. This practice originates from traditional gathering methods used by Native Alaskans from southeast Alaska.
· A large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 150-200 feet tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 8 feet, and live 200-500 years.
· It is closely associated with temperate rain forests, and most of its range is less than 75 miles from the Pacific Ocean.
· Boughs, a main branch of a tree, are used to collect herring eggs during the spring spawn in southeast Alaska. The boughs provide an easy collectible surface for the eggs to attach to as well as provide a distinctive flavor. This practice originates from traditional gathering methods used by Native Alaskans from southeast Alaska.