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Michael Dirr
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| Tsuga caroliniana |
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Origin:
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southwestern Virginia to northern Georgia in the Blue Ridge Mountains
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Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate climate.
Dirr says: "partially shaded, sheltered exposure. Needs moist, well-drained soils; will not tolerate droughty conditions"
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 4 to Zone 7
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 30' to 50'.
Dirr says: "45 to 60' in height by 20 to 25' spread. Airy, spiry-topped tree with a tapering trunk and short, stout, often pendulous branches forming a handsome, evenly pyramidal head; often more compact. Handsome in the wild as it grows on the side of the mountains, tall and stately, surveying the valleys below. Slow to medium growth rate, often more compact; not as fast as T. canadensis."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): Green
Season(s):
Late Spring
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Foliage:
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Needle Evergreen
Color:
Leaves are dark green in the summer.
Dirr says: "darker green than T. canadensis. Easily separable from T. canadensis by the way the foliage radiates around the stem forming a bottlebrush-like effect, the larger cones and entire needles."
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Fruit:
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Color:
Brown
Season(s):
Spring, Fall
Dirr says: "cones short-stalked, oblong, 1 to 1 1/2" long, 1" wide, scales radiating out from center."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a specimen plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "performs better than T. canadensis under city conditions and is probably as good a landscape plant but not as well-known. Tends to be more stiff and rigid although I have seen plants that rival the best T. canadensis; qualities may be overstates for it has never found its way into the mainstream."
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Tsuga caroliniana is hardy in these areas:| Allegan, MI | Alsip, IL | Athens, MI | | Augusta, MI | Baltimore, MD | Bangor, MI | | Battle Creek, MI | Bayside, NY | Bellmore, NY | | Bellport, NY | Bethpage, NY | Blue Point, NY | | Bohemia, NY | Brentwood, NY | Brightwaters, NY | | Bronxville, NY | Brookhaven, NY | Canton, MI | | Channahon, IL | Charlottesville, VA | Chicago Heights, IL | | Chicago Ridge, IL | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | | Cleveland, OH | Coal City, IL | College Point, NY | | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | Crete, IL | | Detroit, MI | Dewitt, MI | Dimondale, MI | | Dolton, IL | Dorset, OH | Eagle, MI | | East Claridon, OH | East Elmhurst, NY | East Greenville, PA | | East Lansing, MI | East Texas, PA | Eastchester, NY | | Easton, PA | Eaton Rapids, MI | Ecorse, MI | | Edmore, MI | Elkins Park, PA | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Emmaus, PA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Ferndale, MI | Flushing, NY | | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | Fresh Meadows, NY | | Glen Burnie, MD | Grand Rapids, MI | Greenlawn, NY | | Gwynn Oak, MD | Hamtramck, MI | Harper Woods, MI | | Harrison Township, MI | Hastings On hudson, NY | Highland Park, MI | | Holbrook, NY | Holtsville, NY | Hunt Valley, MD | | Huntington Station, NY | Huntington, NY | Islandia, NY | | Jackson Heights, NY | Kalamazoo, MI | Lakewood, OH | | Landisburg, PA | Lawn, PA | Leasburg, NC | | Lebanon, PA | Lemoyne, PA | Lewistown, PA | | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | | Little Neck, NY | Littleton, CO | Liverpool, PA | | Loysville, PA | Lykens, PA | Macomb, MI | | Marysville, MI | Maspeth, NY | Mcalisterville, PA | | Melville, NY | Memphis, MI | Memphis, TN | | Mentor, OH | Middle Village, NY | Middlefield, OH | | Montville, OH |
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