Tsuga canadensis
Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis - Overall Tree in Summer
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage:
Green (Evergreen foliage is dark green and loosely feathery to tightly packed)
 Fruit:
Brown (Small cones; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
40-70 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
25-35 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Excellent for moist, well-drained acid soils or sandy soils; tolerates alkaline soils
 Range:
Eastern Canada, North Eastern United States
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Regularly 2-ranked needles (0.25-0.6" long) with 2 whitish bands beneath. A few needles flip over on top down length of the stem. Cones are 0.5-1" long.
 Ecological Functions:
 Special Characteristics:
  • Fast Growth Rate 228
  • Notable Texture 278
  • Groupings 190
  • Hedge 234
  • Screen 170
  • Specimen 602
  • Indiana Native 154
  • Shade Tolerant 114

    • Additional Information

    One of the finest plants for evergreen hedges; even the faster growing forms can be kept to 4-8' tall without difficulty. Dwarf forms are excellent rock garden or border specimens. Foliage browns in dry soil, drying wind, and winter sun in very exposed sites. Does not tolerate long periods of drought. Can be scorched by full sun and temperatures above 95 degrees F. Many minor pest problems, with wooly aldelgids being especially serious in the Northeast US.

    98 Tsuga canadensis found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
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    222009_13275*AHORTPARK
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    25ORIG_8176*ASPKL
    26ORIG_7269*AHAWK
    272017_00406*AHCR
    282009_13571*AHORTPARK
    29ORIG_5179*AROGA
    30ORIG_2397*AKNOY
    312013_01071*AGRIS
    32ORIG_6454*AHANS
    33ORIG_3173*AIAF
    342009_13438*AHORTPARK
    352009_13273*AHORTPARK
    362009_13240*AHORTPARK
    372009_13239*AHORTPARK
    38ORIG_3246*APMU
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    402009_13269*AHORTPARK
    412009_13270*AHORTPARK
    422009_13277*AHORTPARK
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    44ORIG_1232*AHAAS
    452009_13278*AHORTPARK
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    502009_13271*AHORTPARK
    512009_13238*AHORTPARK
    52ORIG_3245*APMU
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    542009_13440*AHORTPARK
    552009_13439*AHORTPARK
    56ORIG_2043*APHYS
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    58ORIG_2000*AHAMP
    59ORIG_2398*AKNOY
    602017_00096*AHCR
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    62ORIG_1233*AHAAS
    632009_13279*AHORTPARK
    642009_13280*AHORTPARK
    65ORIG_2400*AKNOY
    66ORIG_2429*AKNOY
    67ORIG_1887*AHAMP
    68ORIG_6455*AHANS
    692009_13691*AHORTPARK
    702009_15402*APUSH
    71ORIG_2427*AKNOY
    722013_00583*AHORTPARK
    732009_14590*APFEN
    742009_13234*AHORTPARK
    752009_13079*AHORTPARK
    762009_13080*AHORTPARK
    772009_13272*AHORTPARK
    782009_13276*AHORTPARK
    792009_13274*AHORTPARK
    802009_13572*AHORTPARK
    81ORIG_1231*AHAAS
    82ORIG_1226*AHAAS
    832021_00039*AFST
    842021_00039*CFST
    852022_00417*AFRNY
    862022_00649*ABRK
    872022_00648*ABRK
    882022_00612*ABRK
    892022_00611*ABRK
    902022_00610*ABRK
    912023_00352*APICK
    922023_00352*BPICK
    932023_00352*CPICK
    942023_00352*DPICK
    952020_12740*AHORTPARK
    962020_12740*BHORTPARK
    972023_00647*ABHEE
    982023_00787*ABRK

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