Other common names
Canada hemlock, common hemlock, spruce hemlock, white hemlock
Conifers Trees
A vigorous, broadly conical evergreen tree to 25m tall, with deeply furrowed, purplish-grey bark andshort, dark green, needle-like leaves, white beneath, borne in two ranks on slender shoots forming flat sprays of foliage; ovoid brown cones 2cm long ripen in autumn
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Loam, Sand
Max Height
Higher than 12 metres
Max Spread
4-8 metres