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Michael Dirr
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| Tsuga canadensis |
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Origin:
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Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south along the mountains to Alabama and Georgia
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Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate climate.
Dirr says: "unlike most conifers tolerates shade well; can grow in full sun as long as there is no strong, drying wind to contend with. Heavy soil from which water is unable to drain is not suitable. An excellent subject for moist, well-drained soils, rocky bluffs or sandy soils. More limestone tolerant that any other Tsuga. Heavy soil from which water is unable to drain is not suitable."
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 3 to Zone 7
Dirr says: "Actually languishes in heat of Zone 7 (8), although occasional good specimens occur. Does not tolerate wind and drought and polluted conditions."
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 50' to 100'.
Dirr says: "40 to 70' in height by 25 to 35' in spread; known to 100' or more; often pruned and maintained much smaller. Softly and gracefully pyramidal in youth with tapering trunk becoming pendulously pyramidal with age; one of the most beautiful conifers."
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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.
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Fruit:
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Color:
Brown
Season(s):
Spring, Fall
Dirr says: "Cones slender, stalked, 1/2 to 1" long by approximately 1/4 to 1/2" broad; hang like small ornaments from the branches."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a specimen plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "makes an extremely graceful evergreen hedge of value in almost any situation except city conditions. Excellent for screening, groupings, accent plant and foundation plantings. The most commonly planted of the hemlocks, popular over a wide area. One of our best evergreens."
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Tsuga canadensis 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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