Tsuga
Hemlock · also Canada hemlock, Eastern hemlock, Canadian hemlock
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Tsuga canadensis, commonly known as Canada Hemlock, is an evergreen conifer with a dense, pyramidal crown and small needles and cones. Its foliage provides food and cover for wildlife, and it thrives in cool, moist forests with partial shade. This species is not poisonous, unlike the unrelated plant hemlock.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 190.01%—6.1 in
- 150.02%—2.0 in
- 70.01%——
- 30.00%—8.3 in
- 20.00%—7.5 in
- 10.00%—21 in
- 10.00%—8.6 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 40–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.9 in, mean 7.3 in, 90th percentile 16 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
- Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests
- Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests
Other Tsuga in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
