Conifer Database - Hebefolia

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Tsuga canadensis ‘Hebefolia’

Tsuga canadensis 'Hebefolia' is one of the dwarfest of the dwarf Canadian hemlocks known to the nursery trade. Delicate branchlets hold tiny gray-green leaves reminiscent of some of the Hebe species. Rate of growth is extremely slow, less than one inch (1 cm) annually producing a miniature shrub 10 inches (25 cm) tall and 16 inches (40 cm) wide after 10 years in the garden. If it can be located, 'Hebefolia' is a fine recommendation for the shaded rockery.

Edsal Wood (1926 - 1996), of Bonsai village, Aurora, Oregon is credited with the origin of this cultivar. It was a seedling selection he introduced to the nursery trade sometime in the 1990s.




Tsuga canadensis

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Gray Green
GROWTH SHAPE:Globe or Globose
GROWTH SIZE:Miniature: less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) per year / less than 12 inches (30 cm) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Seedling Selection


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