VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Tsuga caroliniana | Carolina Hemlock 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
The wood of Carolina hemlock can be used for lumber or pulpwood, but the
species is so limited in extent that it is not considered commercially
important [6,16].


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
The seeds of Carolina hemlock are an important food for a number of
birds and mammals.  Beaver, and occasionally porcupine and rabbit, eat
the bark [6,18].  The foliage is occasionally browsed by white-tailed
deer in the winter [1].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
Carolina hemlock and eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) stands are
considered essential for shelter and bedding of white-tailed deer during
the winter [6].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Carolina hemlock is often planted as an ornamental.  Tannin from the
bark of Carolina hemlock was formerly extracted for use in processing
leather [7,16].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Information concerning management practices for Carolina hemlock is
lacking.  However, management practices for the very similair species
eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) have been outlined [6].

Related categories for Species: Tsuga caroliniana | Carolina Hemlock