Tsuga canadensis 'Cappy's Choice' / Cappy's Choice Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 'Cappy's Choice' is a dwarf, compact, low spreading selection of Canadian hemlock with fine-textured, light green foliage with a hint of gold. At maturity, a specimen will grow to dimensions of 12 inches (30 cm) tall and 32 inches (80 cm) wide, an annual rate of growth of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm), more outward than upward.

This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the early 1970s by James Caperci of Rainiers Mount Alpine Gardens, Washington and later introduced to the nursery trade by Mitsch Nursery, Aurora, Oregon in 1974.