Cole Canadian hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Cole'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cole' Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis 'Cole') is a tree for low maintenance beds, specimen planting, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The arching branches stay evergreen all year. It grows at a rapid rate, and birds visit it. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Paradigm hosta, Siberian bugloss, and Autumn crocus.