Tsuga heterophylla (N)
Common name: western hemlock
Family name: Pinaceae
Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Thorsen’s Weeping’
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-8
Mature height and spread: 18-30m; 15m
Form: evergreen conifer
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils; part shade to full shade
Leaf arrangement: needles go up, more or less two ranks, short petiole
Flower/cone/fruit description(s): cone elliptical, 2-2.5cm
Limitations: intolerant of drought
Suitable uses: specimen, bonsai
Quick ID description: needles go up, short petiole; elliptical
Photographs: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/tshe.htm