Flowering TreesEastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 40-70 ft × 25-35 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. It attracts moths, small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to black walnut and deer.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-70 ft × 25-35 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Attracts
- Moths, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Deer
- Native to
- North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Eastern Hemlock is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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