Tsuga canadensis 'Jeddeloh'
Dwarf Canadian Hemlock

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage:
Green (Dark green evergreen needles)
 Fruit:
Brown (Small cones; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
2-5 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-5 feet
 Soil:
Prefers cool, moist, well-drained, acidic soils or sandy soils; tolerates alkaline soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Branches of 'Jeddeloh' are drooping and pendulous. Regularly 2-ranked needles (0.25-0.6" long) with 2 whitish bands beneath. A few needles flip over on top down length of the stem. Cones are 0.5-1" long.

Additional Information

The Jeddeloh Canadian Hemlock is an interesting, mounded, dwarf cultivar that forms a cascade of weeping branches. Adaptable plant, tolerant of both shade and alkaline soils. Foliage browns in dry soil, drying wind, and winter sun in very exposed sites. Does not tolerate long periods of drought. Can be scorched by full sun and temperatures above 95 degrees F. Many minor pest problems, with wooly aldelgids being especially serious in the Northeast US.

2 Tsuga canadensis 'Jeddeloh' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12023_00482*ASC
22023_00482*BSC

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