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Stop it you're making me want to get out and work on my treeees
and wishing I had collected from my dads property. He and his dad collected
about I don't know how many Eastern hemlocks on a farm in the family in Ohio, and planted 50 or more on our property
in the early 50's. 40 years later few were still 6" in diameter and one was probably at least 24".
They were our 3 windbreaks and various other plantings. All about the same age and same competition
so I cant say really why one would not put on girth or height as others nearby did.
I just hated the needles that would stick to my skin when I was doing yard work so I never pursued them for bonsai
later when I picked up own the hobby.
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In this last picture 2 hemlocks shared a common horizontal branch all my life.
I used to swing out over the hill hanging from that branch when they were younger
then grew so close by the time the house sold, there wasn't 5" left between the trees.
Property was run down here as I took these pics the day we sold the house.
Anyway I love your hemlock, and hope it does right by you for life.