Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White'

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Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White'

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Kemper Code: A790

Common Name: Canadian hemlock
Zone: 3 to 7
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Pinaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 3 to 4 feet
Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers cool, moist, humid conditions. Intolerant of drought and should be watered regularly in prolonged dry spells, particularly when young. Best sited in a location protected from strong winds.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This Canadian or eastern hemlock cultivar is a globose, dwarf, evergreen conifer which typically grows to 3-4' tall and 4' wide. Needles at the branch tips are silver white, thus giving this shrub the appearance of being covered with snow. Inner needles (to 1/2" long) are dark green with two whitish bands of stomata underneath. Thimble-like, light brown cones to 3/4" long appear on older plants. No part of this plant is poisonous. The poisonous hemlocks (Cicuta maculata and Conium maculatum) are herbaceous perennials in the parsley family.

Problems:

A healthy plant in the proper environment has few problems. Potential disease problems include needle blight (needles turn yellow and die), canker and rust. Potential insect problems include bagworms, borers, leaf miners, saw fly and spider mites. Woolly adelgid (an aphid) is particularly troublesome in the Northeast where it can be fatal. Foliage may scorch in very hot weather, particularly the new growth, white tipped branchlets. Prolonged drought can be fatal.

Uses:

Specimen or group. Foundation planting. Hedge.