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Western hemlock is a shade-tolerant tree that can grow to a height of 200 feet (60 meters). The branchlets tend to droop and the leader at the top of the tree curves and droops over rather than standing straight, like firs and spruces. The Western hemlock is the state tree of Washington. Description from Northwest Conifers
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