Tsuga mertensiana Photo Gallery 2010
firefightergardener
13 years ago
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A beautiful species, naturally a bit blue-grey and very slow growing compared to other hemlock. Beautiful in nature or in the small landscape, even the species should be planted if you can get away with it. Ignore the brutal 'mertinsiana' spelling, after all, I'm still just a young, learning collector.
Here's a few cultivars I've been lucky enough to get ahold of:
Tsuga mertensiana 'Bump's Blue'. A nice VERY blue compact plant. I believe it's a relatively narrow upright dwarfish tree.
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'Sherwood Compact'. A nice compact shrub, though not as blue as others.
'Elizabeth'. A beautiful, spreading, mounding hemlock with exquisite color. Grows 3-5 inches a year.
'Blue Star'. A very very narrow upright spire, I've seen older specimens that are magical, maybe 10-12 feet tall and a foot or two wide. Striking blue as well.
'Mt. Arrowsmith'. A near-miniature cultivar, this small guy is in almost full shade and still a nice deep blue.
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I'd LOVE to see some mature specimens if you'd like to share.
-Will
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