Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00002344
11/12/99

Tsuga heterophylla--Western Hemlock


Hardiness Zones: 6
Height: 200 ft Spread: 50 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Comments: Western Hemlock grows best in the humid, moist
growing conditions of the Pacific Northwest. When given
those conditions, the tree can reach the height listed. The
needles are produced in two different lengths and a
intermingled on the stem.

Cultivars:
'Thorsen's Weeping' - A procumbent form that can be used
as a ground cover.

References for Cultivars: Iseli Nursery 1999.


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