Western Hemlock. A narrowly conical conifer with horizontal branches of glossy dark green leaves. Produces cones. Max Height 20m to 40m. Max Spread 6m to 10m. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Tsuga heterophylla
A narrowly conical conifer with horizontal branches of glossy dark green leaves. Produces cones.
	
	
	Category: Conifers
	
	
							
											
				Additional information
				
					
						
							
			
						
					
				
			
								
								| Generic | Tsuga | 
|---|---|
| Species | heterophylla | 
| Varietry | |
| Common Name | Western Hemlock | 
| Flower Colour | |
| Soil | Lime-free | 
| Aspect | Full sun/partial shade | 
| Foliage | Evergreen | 
| Height | 20m, 40m | 
| Family | Pinaceae | 
| Spread | 6m, 10m | 
| Growth Speed | |
| Growth Habit | Narrowly conical | 
| Fragrance | FALSE | 
| Foliage Colour | green | 
| Flowers From | |
| Colour Fruit | |
| Fruits When | |
| Moisture | Moist, Well drained | 
| Protection | Shelter from cold drying winds | 
| Hardiness | Hardy | 
| Planting | Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser | 
| Care | Keep moist in first year | 
| Border | Border, Specimen | 
| Toxicity | |
| Pruning | |
| Pruning Time | |
| Pests and diseases | |
| Maintenance | |
| Propagation | 
Related products
Araucaria araucana
					A slow growing upright conifer with evergreen spirally arranged sharp pointed leaves.				
			Abies balsamea f. hudsonia
					A dwarf irregular rounded form that bears no cones on the glossy foliage.				
			Austrocedrus chilensis
					A beautiful small tree with sea-green moss-like foliage.				
			Cedrus deodara ‘Feelin’ Blue’
					A novel variety with attractive bluish-green foliage. Rarely develops a leader				
			Abies nordmanniana ‘Golden Spreader’
					A slow-growing bush with a spreading habit. Leaves yellow, white beneath. Excellent winter colour.				
			Abies grandis
					A very fast-growing tree with soft, shiny, dark green leaves whitish on the reverse. Cones long green, ripening to brown. A very fast-growing tree with soft, shiny, dark green leaves, with whitish green underneath. Cones cylindrical, green ripening to brown.				
			Abies koreana ‘Flava’
					A pretty dwarf conifer with pale green foliage in the summer turning yellow in the winter. Attractive purplish cones.				
			Abies lasiocarpa ‘Arizonica Compacta’
					A compact, dense bush with silvery blue leaves. The foliage turning silver in midsummer.A very fast-growing tree with soft, shiny, dark green leaves, with whitish green underneath. Cones cylindrical, green ripening to brown.				
			 
									
