It is suspected of being mycorrhizal, found in association with oaks and eastern hemlock.
Other species include eastern hemlock and eastern white pine.
At that time, the forests Europeans found consisted mostly of American beech and eastern hemlock.
The eastern hemlock grows well in shade and is very long lived, with the oldest recorded specimen being at least 554 years old.
The eastern hemlock increased again after the major decline, but did not recover its former place as a dominant species.
The park is forested with mature eastern hemlocks.
The raft era ended when the eastern hemlock were all clearcut.
The creek is located in a forest that's filled with rhododendron and eastern hemlock.
The rafts ended when the eastern hemlock were all clearcut.