Dwarf Canadian Hemlock Shrub

Attractive dwarf evergreen with a spreading mounded form often likened to a bird s nest. The older inner needles keep their light tones giving moon frost an overall whitish appearance.

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Dwarf canadian hemlock shrub

Small brown cones may appear on established plants. Emerald fountain canadian hemlock tsuga canadensis monler grows between 6 and 10 feet tall in a. Small dark green leaves on thin upright branches.

Tsuga canadensis pendula pruned to grow wider than tall. Finely textured bright green foliage on pendulous branch tips. Canadian hemlock tsuga canadensis were the first dwarf conifers i ever bought and collected.

Grows 4 6 inches a year. This slow growing dwarf evergreen shrub with dense finely textured green foliage on gracefully arching irregular branching will enrich the landscape adding excellent visual interest. Aurea compacta also known as everitt s golden.

These canadian hemlock trees reach 8 to 10 feet in height with a spread only about half that and have golden foliage instead of green. Tsuga canadensis gentsch white is a low maintenance dwarf that selection of canadian hemlock that grows well in medium to full shade although it can handle full sun in northern latitudes. Bright white new growth with older inner foliage that retains a light tone combine to give this plant a distinctly white appearance.

There s a very special. Plant was cultivar sold in the 1970 s by john mitsch nursery aurora oregon. In winter the white foliage is blushed with pink.

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