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Hemlock Identification Quiz

Take our Hemlock Tree ID quiz to put your hemlock identification skills to the test.

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><html lang="en-US"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><head><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><title>Hemlock Identification Quiz</title><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></head><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><body><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Question 1</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h3>Hemlocks are evergreen trees and keep their foliage throughout the winter.</h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p id="answer1" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Correct!</p><p id="answer2" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Incorrect, hemlocks are evergreen trees.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><button id="btn1" type="button" onclick="func1()">True</button> <button id="btn2" type="button" onclick="func2()">False</button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func1(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer1").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn2").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn1").style="background-color:#063500;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func2(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer2").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn1").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn2").style="background-color:#b24b09;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br></br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Question 2</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h3>Which describes the needles of a hemlock tree?</h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p id="answer3" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Correct!</p><p id="answer4" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Incorrect, hemlock needles are flat.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><button id="btn3" type="button" onclick="func3()">Flat (No rolling between fingers)</button> <button id="btn4" type="button" onclick="func4()">Cylindrical (Can roll between my fingers)</button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func3(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer3").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn4").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn3").style="background-color:#063500;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func4(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer4").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn3").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn4").style="background-color:#b24b09;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br></br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Question 3</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h3>Hemlocks have two white stripes on the underside of their needles.</h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p id="answer5" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Correct!</p><p id="answer6" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Incorrect, hemlocks do have two parellel white stripes on the undersides of their needles.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><button id="btn5" type="button" onclick="func5()">True</button> <button id="btn6" type="button" onclick="func6()">False</button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func5(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer5").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn6").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn5").style="background-color:#063500;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func6(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer6").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn5").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn6").style="background-color:#b24b09;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br></br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Question 4</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h3>Which describes the bark of a hemlock trees?</h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p id="answer7" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Incorrect, hemlock bark is reddish-brown and rough.</p><p id="answer8" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Correct!</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><button id="btn7" type="button" onclick="func7()">Smooth, greyish-brown</Button> <button id="btn8" type="button" onclick="func8()">Rough, reddish-brown</button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func7(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer7").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn8").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn7").style="background-color:#b24b09;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func8(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer8").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn7").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn8").style="background-color:#063500;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br></br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Question 5</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h3>Hemlocks like to grow in flat, dry areas away from water.</h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p id="answer9" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Incorrect, you are more likely to find hemlocks on steeper slopes and where conditions are moist.</p><p id="answer10" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Correct!</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><button id="btn9" type="button" onclick="func9()">True, hemlocks are more often found in flat, dry habitat</button> <button id="btn10" type="button" onclick="func10()">False, Hemlocks are more often found on steep slopes and in moist conditions, especially along waterways</button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func9(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer9").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn10").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn9").style="background-color:#b24b09;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func10(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer10").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn9").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn10").style="background-color:#063500;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br></br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Question 6</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h3>Which describes a hemlock cone?</h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p id="answer11" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Incorrect, hemlock cones are small with rounded scales</p><p id="answer12" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Correct!</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><button id="btn11" type="button" onclick="func11()">Larger, with barbed scales</Button> <button id="btn12" type="button" onclick="func12()">Small, with rounded scales</button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func11(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer11").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn12").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn11").style="background-color:#b24b09;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func12(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer12").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn11").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn12").style="background-color:#063500;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br></br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Question 7</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h3>What do new hemlock buds look like when they emerge in the late spring and early summer?</h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p id="answer13" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Incorrect, hemlock buds are bright, lime green when they emerge.</p><p id="answer14" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Correct!</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><button id="btn13" type="button" onclick="func13()">Deep, dark green</button> <button id="btn14" type="button" onclick="func14()">Bright, lime green</button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func13(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer13").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn14").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn13").style="background-color:#b24b09;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func14(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer14").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn13").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn14").style="background-color:#063500;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br></br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Question 8</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h3>How is foliage arranged on a hemlock twig?</h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p id="answer15" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Correct!</p><p id="answer16" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;">Incorrect, hemlock needles are arranged opposite each other on the twig.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><button id="btn15" type="button" onclick="func15()">Flat, needles are opposite each other on the twig</button> <button id="btn16" type="button" onclick="func16()">Whorled, arranged all around the twig</button><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func15(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer15").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn16").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn15").style="background-color:#063500;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->function func16(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("answer16").style.display='block';<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn15").disabled=true;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> document.getElementById("btn16").style="background-color:#b24b09;color:#ffffff";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br></br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] 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Quiz Results:
If you got six or more GREEN answers, you’re ready to find hemlocks in the field!
If you got 3 or more BROWN answers, you need a little more hemlock ID practice. Check our our Hemlock and HWA Identification Guide
 for more information.

Thank you for taking our Hemlock Tree ID quiz!

 

When you’ve finished the quiz, you can head back to our Hemlock Trees page to learn more about hemlocks and their role in New York’s forests.

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