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ophis: 66 cm dbh ailing hemlock
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ophis: spur twig and dry female cones, eastern hemlock
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ophis: flattish deltoid branches sampled 2.5 m above ground, eastern hemlock
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ophis: upper side 2nd year twig with 1st year shoots, eastern hemlock
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ophis: underside 2nd year twig with 1st year shoots, eastern hemlock
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ophis: terminal and lateral vegetative buds on 1st year twig, eastern hemlock
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ophis: male buds in leaf axils of 1st year twig, eastern hemlock
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ophis: nascent .5 mm male cone removed from bud, eastern hemlock
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ophis: dry female cones, eastern hemlock
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ophis: female cone scales with abortive winged seeds, eastern hemlock
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ophis: cut 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year twigs, eastern hemlock
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ophis: cut 6th year twig, eastern hemlock
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ophis: brittle slices, 6th year twig, eastern hemlock