| Plant
Name |
Description |
Annual
Growth |
Ten
Year |
Color |
Form |
Culture |
Hardiness |
Tsuga canadensis
'Abbott's Pygmy' |
Possibly
the smallest hemlock cultivar and also one of the smallest of all
conifers. Tiny dark green leaves on a globose shaped plant. Despite
its tiny size this is a tough, hardy plant only needing protection
from the strong afternoon sun and, more importantly, protection
from foot traffic. |
1-2"per year. |
1-1.5 ft.
|
Green |
Globose
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga
canadensis
'Albospica' |
A
lovely, open-growing hemlock, with snowy-white-tipped foliage, standing
out in stark contrast against mature, dark green needles. Bright
color splash for deep shade. Cultivated since 1866. |
12+"
per year. |
10+ ft.
|
White |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga
canadensis
'Aurea
Compacta' |
This
dwarf is a cheerful, bright-gold with a stiff, upright habit. Also
known as 'Everitt's Golden'. |
3-6"
per year. |
4-5 ft.
|
Yellow
|
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Betty Rose' |
Extremely
slow growing irregular shaped mounding plant with white tipped foliage.
Difficult to propagate and slow to develop, qualities a conifer
collector covets. |
2-3"
per year. |
1.5-2.5
ft. |
White |
Globose
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
| Tsuga canadensis 'Brandlyi' |
Deep
green foliage with a broad pyramidal form and slow growth rate. An
excellent seedling selection by J. Bradley in Walpole, Massachusetts. |
4-8"
per year. |
3-6 ft. |
Green |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Cloud Prune' |
Slow-growing,
spreading type. It has a very dense habit that, in time, becomes
irregularly spreading, reminiscent of Japanese `cloud pruning'. |
2-3"
per year. |
1.5-2.5
ft. |
Green |
Spreading
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga
canadensis
'Cole's Prostrate' |
A
great choice for your shaded rock or native garden. 'Cole's Prostrate'
grows slowly, spreading flat on the ground, softening harsh edges
or cascading over walls. Whitish gnarled bark is exposed adding
contrast to the soft green foliage. |
3-6"
per year varies w/culture. |
2-5 ft.
|
Green |
Prostrate
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga
canadensis
'Dawsoniana' |
Upright
tree, rather slow when young. Similar to a typical hemlock but with
bright green, dense foliage on gracefully arching shoots. Extremely
attractive foliage. |
6-10"
per year. |
6-8 ft.
|
Green |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Forest Fountain' |
A
lovely, small upright tree with upward arching branches giving it
a fountain like appearance. Makes a nice focal point. Formerly 'Dwarf
Upright'. |
6-10"
per year. |
6-8 ft.
|
Green |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Frostie' |
This
extremely white foliaged cultivar with thin branches provides a
delicate texture contrast in the shade garden, where it does best.
Winter color is blushed with pink. |
3-6"
per year. |
4-5 ft.
|
White |
Globose
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga
canadensis
'Geneva' |
An
upright, open shrub with thick, ascending main branches and dark
green foliage. Useful for specimen or screen planting. Named for
the tree at Trinity Church Home, Geneva, New York, the former residence
of the founder of Maxwell Nurseries. |
6-10"
per year. |
6-8 ft.
|
Green |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Gentsch White' |
Variegated,
globose shrub. Creamy-white color especially intense in fall and
winter. Annual shearing advised to maintain a compact habit and
more white color. Originated from Otto Gentsch, Long Island, New
York. |
6-10"
per year. |
6-8 ft.
|
White |
Globose
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Golden Splendor' |
A
fast-growing, golden form introduced by John Mitsch, Aurora, Oregon.
Tolerates full sun and is useful as a specimen tree or sheared into
a golden-foliaged hedge. |
12+"
per year. |
10+ ft.
|
Yellow
|
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Gracilis' |
Low-growing,
spreading form with a very regular arrangement of needles and shoots,
giving this plant a nice, neat, uniform appearance. Often improperly
called 'Gracilis Nana' or 'Nana Gracilis'. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft.
|
Green |
Spreading
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Horsford' |
Dense,
squat plant with an irregular growth pattern in a miniature scale.
The variation of congested to more open foliage gives this small
plant a rustic charm useful in a rock garden setting. |
2-3"
per year. |
1.5-2.5
ft. |
Green |
Globose
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga
canadensis
'Horsford Contorted' |
Twisted
branches and coiled, contorted branchlets make 'Horsford Contorted'
an interesting and surprisingly attractive compact plant. Sometimes
found listed as 'Pig Tails', which accurately describes the curious
branching pattern, will make a curious addition to the garden. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5
ft. |
Green
|
Upright
Broad |
Sun
to partial shade. |
-30
to -20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Hussi' |
Very
slow-growing, dark green upright with irregular habit and short,
twiggy branches. Buds are prominent. Found in 1900 by John F. Huss,
Hartford, Connecticut. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft.
|
Green |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga
canadensis
'Jacqueline Verkade' |
A
small, rounded shape with tiny, medium green foliage on thin stems.
Seedling selection from Verkade Nursery, Wayne, New Jersey. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft.
|
Green |
Globose
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
| Tsuga canadensis 'Jean Iseli' |
This treasure
for the collector's garden is a slow-growing low spreader with short
green needles. Its delicate texture is a result of tertiary branchlets
that break bud intermittently along new growth and are only one and
a half times longer than the needle. The needles on the smaller branchlets
are half the size of the normal needles. 'Jean Iseli' is an Ed Woods seedling
selection named in honor of Jean Iseli. |
2-4"
per year. |
2-3 ft.
Spread. |
Green |
Spreading |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Jeddeloh' |
Dwarf,
spreading mound with center of plant forming a unique, depressed
funnel shape, often referred to as "bird's nest." Original
seedling discovered by Jeddeloh Nursery in a cemetery in Germany
in 1950. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft.
Spread. |
Green |
Spreading
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga
canadensis
'Jervis'
|
Densely
branched, broad pyramid with congested, dark green foliage. Similar
to 'Hussi' but more compact. Slow, upright, irregular growth. Prominent
buds, short and twiggy growth. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft.
|
Green |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Kelsey's Weeping' |
Differing
primarily from Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula' in its asymmetrical growth
habit. Secondary branches approach horizontal, spreading in various
directions. From this scaffold hang the younger branches in typical
pendulous form. The overall effect is of a fuller, layered weeping
hemlock. |
12+"
per year. |
10+ ft.
|
Green |
Pendulous
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Lewis' |
Irregular
pyramid with stiff, rigid shape and beautiful, dark-green, densely-set
needles. Difficult to propagate from cuttings. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft.
|
Green |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Minuta' |
A
dense, bun-shaped, rare and aristocratic addition to your garden.
One of the slowest growing hemlocks, similar to 'Jervis'. Discovered
by Daniel M. St. George of Charlotte, Vermont, from a group of seedlings.
Unfortunately the parent tree was destroyed by grazing cattle. |
2-3"
per year. |
1.5-2.5
ft. |
Green |
Globose
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
| Tsuga canadensis 'Moon Frost' |
Bright
white new growth, reminiscent of the glow of frost on a moonlit night.
Older green inner foliage retains light tones giving the plant an
overall whitish appearance. In winter, the white foliage is blushed
with pink. A reliable small dwarf conifer. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft. |
Green |
Globose |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Nana' |
A
dwarf globose hemlock, distinctive for the cinnamon color on new
twigs and buds. This contrasts nicely with the dark green needles
and occasional views of glaucous stomatal bands. Best if planted
in partial shade. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft.
|
Green |
Globose
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'New Gold' |
Bright,
yellow-gold new growth contrasts with the previous year's dark green.
Similar habit to the species, eventually becoming a large tree. |
12+"
per year. |
10+ ft.
|
Green /
Yellow Spring |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Pendula' |
The
popular weeping form of Canadian hemlock is a widely known and used
plant, staked and trained to develop height and character. Branches
are pendulous, forming a thick exterior `shell' of foliage that
covers an interior scaffold. |
More than
12" per year varies w/culture. |
Variable.
|
Green |
Pendulous
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Sherwood Compacta' |
Low-spreading
dwarf with layered branches. A smaller version of 'Gracilis'. A
seedling selection of Andy Sherwood, Portland, Oregon. |
3-6"
per year. |
3-5 ft.
|
Green |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Slenderella' |
A
tall narrow tree with long slender branches clothed with very short
needles. An excellent backdrop or screening plant for limited space
situatons. |
6-10"
per year. |
6-8 ft.
|
Green |
Upright
Narrow |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Stockman's Dwarf' |
'Stockman's
Dwarf' is a unique miniature version of Tsuga canadensis 'Nana Gracilis'.
The compact nest-type layered foliage is reminiscent of clouds.
It has the dark green needle color of hemlock and prefers growing
in partial shade to full sun. |
2-3"
per year. |
1.5-2.5
ft. |
Green |
Spreading
|
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
Tsuga canadensis
'Summer Snow' |
The
new ivory-white growth contrasts brilliantly with the dark green
on this elegant and graceful tree. For a bright color splash, plant
in deep shade or under other trees. Prune or shear annually to encourage
good color and form. Originally propagated by John Mitsch, Aurora,
Oregon. |
6-l2"
per year. |
5-10 ft.
|
White |
Upright
Broad |
Sun to
partial shade. |
-30 to
-20 F |
