Canadian Hemlock
- Botanical Name
- Tsuga canadensis
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 40 to 70 feet
- Width
- 25 to 35 feet
- Fruit
- Small, slender cones hang from the tree like ornaments
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (best)
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, cool
- Planting & Care
- Transplant balled and burlap or container
- Avoid wind and drought in full sun
- Tolerant of heavy shade
- Problems
- Spider mites; intolerant of salt spray, wind, pollution, heat and drought
- Varieties
- Sargentii - weeping habit, 15 feet tall by up to 30 feet wide
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