Tsuga, Canadian Hemlock, Sargent Hemlock, Weeping Hemlock 'Pendula'

Tsugacanadensis

Family
Pinaceae (py-NAY-see-ee)
Genus
Tsuga (SOO-guh)
Species
canadensis (ka-na-DEN-sis)
Synonym
Tsuga canadensis f. pendula
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Good Fall Color
Velvet/Fuzzy
Height
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Spacing
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
Danger
N/A
Bloom Color
Brown/Bronze
Cream/Tan
Bloom Time
Late Winter/Early Spring
Mid Spring
Other Details
Category
Trees
Conifers
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
From hardwood heel cuttings
Seed Collecting
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Danbury, Connecticut

Chicago, Illinois

Indianapolis, Indiana

New Carlisle, Indiana

West Lafayette, Indiana

Louisville, Kentucky

Northeast Harbor, Maine

Dracut, Massachusetts

Lexington, Massachusetts

Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Syracuse, New York

Grove, Oklahoma

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

West Kingston, Rhode Island

Greenwood, South Carolina

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K
Milford, PA (Zone 6a) | July 2005 | neutral

I really like weeping hemlocks.
I want to home graft one but I can't figure out the rootstock.
I believe the scion is heml...Read More

L
Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) | January 2003 | positive

Hemlocks can be pruned and trained to assume many shapes, and this weeping form is no different. Here it is being trained to be more spreading.

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