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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 4 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Brown
Other: Cream to Brownish-tan
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollinators: Wind
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Weeping Hemlock
  • Canadian Hemlock
  • Sargent Hemlock
  • Weeping Eastern Hemlock

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Location: Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
Date: 06/18/2015
photo by William (Ned) Friedman via Flickr: https://www.flickr.co

Date: c. 1946
photo from 'Arnoldia', December 13, 1946
Location: Fairfax, VA

Date: 2011-02-17

photo by: Derek Ramsey

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: 09-14-2006
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: 09-14-2006
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11

photo by: David J. Stang

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
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