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Tsuga canadensis

Canadian Hemlock

Pronunciation
Su-ga can-a-DEN-sis
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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'

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