The Dawes Arboretum

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.