The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Bennett Canadian hemlock

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to e. North America

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: This is a dwarf form, broader than high and very compact. The growth habit is low and spreading with a vase shape that creates a nest-like appearance. The branches grow horizontally and the summer shoots are spreading and fanlike. The rate of growth is less than a foot a year and it maintains its tight, compact habit.