Scientific name: Tsuga canadensis

Common name:  eastern hemlock

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 10-15m tall, 5-7m wide

Form: upright, pyramidal

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: needle-like. Simple. Spiraled.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: cone

Limitations:none

Suitable uses: street tree. Forestry.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Conifer. Europe. Needle-like. Simple. Spiraled. Very tiny pegs. Flat needles, brittle branches. Every leading shoot has a row of needles flipped over and pointing forwards (different from other hemlock). White lines underside.

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