| Scientific Name: | Tsuga heterophylla |
| Common Name: | western hemlock |
| Family Name: | Pinaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Conifer |
| Mature Size: | > 30m x 15 - 25m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Pyramidal - widely |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Forestry, Hedge row, Reclamation, Sheared hedge, Specimen plant, Tall background |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Deep shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Needle-like, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Lustrous, Linear, Entire, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | n/a (male cone), Yellow, Brown, Mar-Apr |
| Fruit: | Cone (winged seeds), Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Tree top leader 'nods' and droops to one side; twigs yellow-brown, finely pubescent; needles mostly appearing 2-ranked, flat, linear, most 5-20mm long x 1-2mm wide; apex rounded, margins minutely dentate; undersides with 2 white broad stomatal lines; seed cones ovoid, most 1.5-2.5cm long x 1-2.5cm wide. <a href ='https://www.conifers.org/pi/Tsuga_heterophylla.php' target='_blank'>Conifers.org</a> | |