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Tsuga canadensis 'Hussii'
Common name:
Huss Canadian hemlock
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
This selection is a slow-growing, twiggy, upright dwarf evergreen. Its slender branches are covered in small, glossy needles. It is described in literature as eventually becoming a small tree of irregular habit. Light shearing of branch tips will keep dense. Growth averages 2" per year. A 35-year-old plant was less than 20' tall and 10' wide. Use in the shady border or as a specimen or foundation plant.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CN11
(CN11)
• Accession: D2001-0246.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual