Scientific Name:
Tsuga canadensis
Pronunciation:
SOO-guh kan-uh-DEN-siss
Common Name:
Canada hemlock, eastern hemlock
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Twigs yellow-brown, densely pubescent, needles flat, mostly appearing 2-ranked, dark green, on slender stocks, linear with slight tapering towards the apex, most 5-15mm long x 1-2mm wide (shortest of the hemlocks), margins towards apex may have tiny teeth, narrow whitish stomatal bands on underside; seed cones on short stalks, ovoid, 1.5-2(-2.5)cm long x 1-1.5cm wide (smallest of local hemlocks). Conifers.org
Habit:
Arching, Pendulous
Form:
Mounded, Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include T. 'Bennett', T. 'Golden Splendour', T. 'Jeddeloh', T. 'Pendula' , and T. Hussii.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute, Obtuse
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire, Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, Green-yellow, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark Morphology:
Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Leaf miner insect, Rust (Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 2355
- Level 2 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : 855 - cv. Jeddeloh
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLE) Turf Field Lab East : cv. Golden Splendour