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Tsuga heterophylla
'Thorsens Weeping'
Western Hemlock
| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Tsuga |
| Species |
| heterophylla |
| Cultivar |
| 'Thorsens Weeping' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 8 |
| Height |
| 7 - 15 cm |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Ground cover and specimen plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Full and partial-shade. Moist, well-drained average soil. Drought intolerant. |
| Shape |
| Spreading. |
| Pests |
| Needle blight, canker, rusts and rots. Bagworms, borders, leaf miner, saw fly and spider mites. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Procumbent branches. |
| Leaf Description |
| Needles are 6 - 19 mm long and 1.5 mm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Cones grow 34 mm long and are pendulous (hang from branch tips). |
| Colour Description |
| Emerald green foliage. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
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