Tsuga canadensisIndiana NativeIndiana Native
Canadian Hemlock
Other Common Names: Eastern 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.

96 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_3884*AHLTP
72009_13692*AHORTPARK
8ORIG_6456*AHANS
92009_13268*AHORTPARK
102010_12142*AHORTPARK
11ORIG_7263*AHAWK
12ORIG_6558*AHANS
13ORIG_2044*APHYS
142009_13266*AHORTPARK
15ORIG_2712*AGRIS
16ORIG_7272*AHAWK
17ORIG_2395*AKNOY
182009_13574*AHORTPARK
192009_13275*AHORTPARK
202009_13267*AHORTPARK
21ORIG_2401*AKNOY
22ORIG_7269*AHAWK
232017_00406*AHCR
242009_13571*AHORTPARK
25ORIG_5179*AROGA
262013_01071*AGRIS
27ORIG_6454*AHANS
28ORIG_3173*AIAF
292009_13438*AHORTPARK
302009_13273*AHORTPARK
312009_13240*AHORTPARK
322009_13239*AHORTPARK
33ORIG_3246*APMU
34ORIG_3171*AIAF
352009_13269*AHORTPARK
362009_13270*AHORTPARK
372009_13277*AHORTPARK
38ORIG_1232*AHAAS
392009_13278*AHORTPARK
40ORIG_2048*APHYS
41ORIG_6559*AHANS
42ORIG_6560*AHANS
432009_10241*AKNOY
442009_13271*AHORTPARK
452009_13238*AHORTPARK
46ORIG_3245*APMU
47ORIG_6457*AHANS
482009_13440*AHORTPARK
492009_13439*AHORTPARK
50ORIG_2043*APHYS
51ORIG_7271*AHAWK
522017_00096*AHCR
53ORIG_1233*AHAAS
542009_13279*AHORTPARK
552009_13280*AHORTPARK
56ORIG_2400*AKNOY
57ORIG_2429*AKNOY
58ORIG_6455*AHANS
592009_13691*AHORTPARK
602009_15402*APUSH
61ORIG_2427*AKNOY
622013_00583*AHORTPARK
632009_14590*APFEN
642009_13234*AHORTPARK
652009_13079*AHORTPARK
662009_13080*AHORTPARK
672009_13272*AHORTPARK
682009_13276*AHORTPARK
692009_13274*AHORTPARK
702009_13572*AHORTPARK
71ORIG_1231*AHAAS
722021_00039*AFST
732022_00417*AFRNY
742022_00649*ABRK
752022_00648*ABRK
762022_00612*ABRK
772022_00611*ABRK
782022_00610*ABRK
792023_00352*APICK
802023_00352*BPICK
812023_00352*CPICK
822023_00352*DPICK
832020_12740*AHORTPARK
842020_12740*BHORTPARK
852023_00787*ABRK
862024_00078*AHORTPARK
872024_00078*BHORTPARK
882024_00078*CHORTPARK
892024_00078*DHORTPARK
902024_00078*EHORTPARK
912024_00078*FHORTPARK
922024_00078*GHORTPARK
932024_00078*HHORTPARK
942024_00078*IHORTPARK
952024_00219*AMOLL
962025_00020*AFLEX

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