Tsuga canadensis

Source: OSU Department of Horticulture

Botanical Name: Tsuga canadensis
Common Name: Canadian Hemlock; Eastern Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Type of Plant: Evergreen conifer
Habit: Dense, conical crown when young, becoming ragged and irregular with age, branches spreading horizontally from the trunk. Dead branches persist.
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Mature Height: 40-80'
Leaves: Needles in 2 ranks, flat, slightly tapered, margin finely toothed, upper side glossy green, whitish below with well-defined stomatal lines. A few shorter needles (usually upside down) over the stem.
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Fruit: Seed cones ovoid, pointed, purplish-brown. Seed release in fall and winter. Spent cones remain on the tree into the next season.
Buds/New Growth: Buds are ovoid and pointed.
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Culture: Sun or shade. Best in moist, well-drained, acid soils, but appears adaptable to calcareous soils. Avoid windy, dry, and wet sites. Hardy to USDA Zone 3b.
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