Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Graceful evergreen of cool ravines and north slopes. Threatened by hemlock woolly adelgid; needs consistent moisture.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–70 ft
- Spacing
- 25–35 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~92 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, CT, DE, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV