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Tsuga canadensis 'Devil's Fork'
Common name:
Devil's Fork Canadian hemlock
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A dwarf evergreen growing 5' tall with several upright, forked branches. Distinctly vase-like in habit, open in the center, but with graceful pendulous branch tips. Needles are glossy, dark green in summer with a tendency to lighten in color during winter. Undersides of needles have silvery white stomatal bands.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
PKW: AS07
(AS07)
• Accession: D1996-0195.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual