Tsuga canadensisIndiana Native
Canadian Hemlock

 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
 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.

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.

104 Tsuga canadensis found

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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
152017_00349*ARHPH
162009_13266*AHORTPARK
17ORIG_2712*AGRIS
18ORIG_7272*AHAWK
19ORIG_2395*AKNOY
202009_13574*AHORTPARK
212009_13275*AHORTPARK
222009_13267*AHORTPARK
23ORIG_2401*AKNOY
24ORIG_7269*AHAWK
252017_00406*AHCR
262009_13571*AHORTPARK
27ORIG_5179*AROGA
28ORIG_2397*AKNOY
292013_01071*AGRIS
30ORIG_6454*AHANS
31ORIG_3173*AIAF
322009_13438*AHORTPARK
332009_13273*AHORTPARK
342009_13240*AHORTPARK
352009_13239*AHORTPARK
36ORIG_3246*APMU
37ORIG_3171*AIAF
382009_13269*AHORTPARK
392009_13270*AHORTPARK
402009_13277*AHORTPARK
41ORIG_1232*AHAAS
422009_13278*AHORTPARK
43ORIG_2048*APHYS
44ORIG_6559*AHANS
45ORIG_6560*AHANS
462009_10241*AKNOY
472009_13271*AHORTPARK
482009_13238*AHORTPARK
49ORIG_3245*APMU
50ORIG_6457*AHANS
512009_13440*AHORTPARK
522009_13439*AHORTPARK
53ORIG_2043*APHYS
54ORIG_7271*AHAWK
55ORIG_2000*AHAMP
56ORIG_2398*AKNOY
572017_00096*AHCR
58ORIG_1233*AHAAS
592009_13279*AHORTPARK
602009_13280*AHORTPARK
61ORIG_2400*AKNOY
62ORIG_2429*AKNOY
63ORIG_1887*AHAMP
64ORIG_6455*AHANS
652009_13691*AHORTPARK
662009_15402*APUSH
67ORIG_2427*AKNOY
682013_00583*AHORTPARK
692009_14590*APFEN
702009_13234*AHORTPARK
712009_13079*AHORTPARK
722009_13080*AHORTPARK
732009_13272*AHORTPARK
742009_13276*AHORTPARK
752009_13274*AHORTPARK
762009_13572*AHORTPARK
77ORIG_1231*AHAAS
782021_00039*AFST
792021_00039*CFST
802022_00417*AFRNY
812022_00649*ABRK
822022_00648*ABRK
832022_00612*ABRK
842022_00611*ABRK
852022_00610*ABRK
862023_00352*APICK
872023_00352*BPICK
882023_00352*CPICK
892023_00352*DPICK
902020_12740*AHORTPARK
912020_12740*BHORTPARK
922023_00787*ABRK
932024_00078*AHORTPARK
942024_00078*BHORTPARK
952024_00078*CHORTPARK
962024_00078*DHORTPARK
972024_00078*EHORTPARK
982024_00078*FHORTPARK
992024_00078*GHORTPARK
1002024_00078*HHORTPARK
1012024_00078*IHORTPARK
1022024_00078*JHORTPARK
1032024_00178*ABHEE
1042024_00219*AMOLL

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