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eastern hemlock | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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eastern hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Low Maintenance

Genus: Tsuga
Family: Pinaceae
Common Names: Canada hemlock, common hemlock, spruce hemlock, white hemlock

About this plant

T. canadensis is a vigorous, broadly conical evergreen tree to 25m tall, with deeply furrowed, purplish-grey bark andshort, dark green, needle-like leaves, white beneath, borne in two ranks on slender shoots forming flat sprays of foliage; ovoid brown cones 2cm long ripen in autumn

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in humus-rich moist but well-drained acid to slightly alkaline soil in full sun or part shade, with shelter from cold, drying winds; very shade tolerant

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring; root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or early autumn

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

May be subject to butt rot fungus and root rot fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

City Courtyard

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years