Tsuga canadensis
Canadian Hemlock
Pronunciation
Su-ga can-a-DEN-sis
Pronunciation Audio
Family
Genus
Nativity
Nova Scotia to Georgia, but the farther south you travel the higher in the mountains you will find them.
Growth Habit
Pyramidal, pendulous at maturity.
Hardiness
3
Culture
Part to full shade, moist, well-drained, sandy, acidic soil.
Facultative Status
Facultative Upland
Landscape Use
This is a beautiful specimen and grows well in the right conditions, can be used for screening and shady areas.
Foliage
Evergreen; Almost always 2-ranked, linear and pointed, attached by a petiole which can be an ID.
Buds
Buds are non-showy, very small, ovoid, and slightly hairy.
Bark
Gray deeply furrowed bark, appears nearly reddish purple underneath.
Fruit
Small ovoid cone with a stalk.
Propagation
Seed, cuttings, layering.
Pests
Adelgid, leaf rust, cankers, blister rust.
Cultivars
'Sargentii'
'Cole's Prostrate'