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Tsuga canadensis

Evergreen, coniferous, Pinaceae

Common name: Canadian hemlock

Hardiness: 3-7

Mature ht and spread: 40-70 ft tall, 25-35 feet wide

Form: dense, pyramidal

Conditions: Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade

Leaf: flat sprays, lacy foliage, smallest needles and cones in genus, short dark green needles with two white bands beneath, arranged in two rows along stem

Fall: none

Flower: none

Cone: tan brown, small, pendant, short stalked

Limits: some disease

Suitable uses: shady areas of garden, hedge

Id: smallest cones and needles

Native to: Canada