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

Tsugacanadensis

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Family

Pinaceae (py-NAY-see-ee)

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Genus

Tsuga (SOO-guh)

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Species

canadensis (ka-na-DEN-sis)

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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

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Kwanzon

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

lupinelover

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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