Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetener for other foods. — Inner bark - raw or cooked.; It can be dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickening in soups etc or mixed with cereals when making bread.; It has also been used as a sweetener for other foods.; The inner bark was often cooked and then dried for use in the winter.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests, especially where moist and especially in deep forests from sea level to 1500 metres. (Zone 6, Zone 7)