Tsuga canadensisIndiana Native
Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis - Overall Tree in Summer
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Bears both male and female flowers in light yellow or pale green color
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Evergreen foliage is dark green and loosely feathery to tightly packed)
 Stem Notes:
Grayish brown, slender, and very small buds
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Small cones; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
40-70 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
25-35 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Excellent for moist, well-drained acid soils or sandy soils; tolerates alkaline soils
 Range:
Eastern Canada, North Eastern United States
 Maintenance:
 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 225
  • Notable Texture 278
  • Groupings 197
  • Hedge 249
  • Screen 177
  • Specimen 607
  • Indiana Native 161
  • 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.

    101 Tsuga canadensis found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12009_13575*AHORTPARK
    2ORIG_7274*AHAWK
    3ORIG_2428*AKNOY
    42009_13573*AHORTPARK
    5ORIG_1221*AHAAS
    6ORIG_2399*AKNOY
    7ORIG_3884*AHLTP
    82009_13692*AHORTPARK
    9ORIG_6456*AHANS
    102009_13268*AHORTPARK
    112010_12142*AHORTPARK
    12ORIG_7263*AHAWK
    13ORIG_6558*AHANS
    14ORIG_2044*APHYS
    152009_13266*AHORTPARK
    16ORIG_2712*AGRIS
    17ORIG_7272*AHAWK
    18ORIG_2395*AKNOY
    192009_13574*AHORTPARK
    202009_13275*AHORTPARK
    212009_13267*AHORTPARK
    22ORIG_2401*AKNOY
    23ORIG_7269*AHAWK
    242017_00406*AHCR
    252009_13571*AHORTPARK
    26ORIG_5179*AROGA
    27ORIG_2397*AKNOY
    282013_01071*AGRIS
    29ORIG_6454*AHANS
    30ORIG_3173*AIAF
    312009_13438*AHORTPARK
    322009_13273*AHORTPARK
    332009_13240*AHORTPARK
    342009_13239*AHORTPARK
    35ORIG_3246*APMU
    36ORIG_3171*AIAF
    372009_13269*AHORTPARK
    382009_13270*AHORTPARK
    392009_13277*AHORTPARK
    40ORIG_1232*AHAAS
    412009_13278*AHORTPARK
    42ORIG_2048*APHYS
    43ORIG_6559*AHANS
    44ORIG_6560*AHANS
    452009_10241*AKNOY
    462009_13271*AHORTPARK
    472009_13238*AHORTPARK
    48ORIG_3245*APMU
    49ORIG_6457*AHANS
    502009_13440*AHORTPARK
    512009_13439*AHORTPARK
    52ORIG_2043*APHYS
    53ORIG_7271*AHAWK
    54ORIG_2000*AHAMP
    55ORIG_2398*AKNOY
    562017_00096*AHCR
    57ORIG_1233*AHAAS
    582009_13279*AHORTPARK
    592009_13280*AHORTPARK
    60ORIG_2400*AKNOY
    61ORIG_2429*AKNOY
    62ORIG_1887*AHAMP
    63ORIG_6455*AHANS
    642009_13691*AHORTPARK
    652009_15402*APUSH
    66ORIG_2427*AKNOY
    672013_00583*AHORTPARK
    682009_14590*APFEN
    692009_13234*AHORTPARK
    702009_13079*AHORTPARK
    712009_13080*AHORTPARK
    722009_13272*AHORTPARK
    732009_13276*AHORTPARK
    742009_13274*AHORTPARK
    752009_13572*AHORTPARK
    76ORIG_1231*AHAAS
    772021_00039*AFST
    782022_00417*AFRNY
    792022_00649*ABRK
    802022_00648*ABRK
    812022_00612*ABRK
    822022_00611*ABRK
    832022_00610*ABRK
    842023_00352*APICK
    852023_00352*BPICK
    862023_00352*CPICK
    872023_00352*DPICK
    882020_12740*AHORTPARK
    892020_12740*BHORTPARK
    902023_00787*ABRK
    912024_00078*AHORTPARK
    922024_00078*BHORTPARK
    932024_00078*CHORTPARK
    942024_00078*DHORTPARK
    952024_00078*EHORTPARK
    962024_00078*FHORTPARK
    972024_00078*GHORTPARK
    982024_00078*HHORTPARK
    992024_00078*IHORTPARK
    1002024_00219*AMOLL
    1012025_00020*AFLEX

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