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Tsuga canadensis (Canada hemlock)

Tsuga canadensis Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Bailey Nurseries


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Tsuga canadensis SOO-gah kan-ah-DEN-sis Common Name: Canada hemlock Genus: Tsuga
This North American native grows to 70 feet tall, with a broadly pyramidal outline. It has deeply furrowed bark, small, oval cones, and slightly drooping branchlets with finely textured needles. It is suitable to a wide variety of uses, such as hedging or screening, and group or specimen plantings. It has given rise to a number of notable cultivars.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Most hemlocks are native to forests of Southeastern Asia and North America. They can tolerate a considerable amount of shade, particularly when young. 
 Care: Grow in moist, but well-drained (acidic to slightly alkaline) soil in full sun to full shade. Prune hedges in late summer or early fall. They are notably at risk of infestation by woolly adelgids, scale, and mites.
 Propagation: Sow seed in a cold frame in spring; root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or early fall.
 Problems: Botrytis (gray mold), rust, needle blights, butt rot, snow blight, weevils, mites, aphids, woolly adelgid, scale.
Height Over 30 ft.
Spread Over 30 ft.
Growth Pace Moderate Grower
Light Part Shade to Full Shade
Moisture Medium Moisture
Maintenance Low
Tolerance Frost Tolerant
Characteristics Interesting Bark; Native; Showy Foliage; Showy Seed Heads
Foliage Color Evergreen
Uses , Beds and Borders, Hedge, Naturalizing, Screening, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Style , Shade, Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest , Winter Interest, Spring Interest, Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type ,Trees

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