Chinese HemlockTsuga chinensisgood privacy hedgeconiferwestern nativedrought tolerantdeer resistantevergreencold tolerantpopular Christmas tree species
Height: 25' average mature height Zones: 6-8 Find my zone Habit: single stem or trunk Foliage: evergreen
This plant can't be shipped to Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Vermont, Wisconsin
Size Availability
Out of season.
Our main crop of most plants is available starting in late fall.
Additional batches of plugs and quarts are added throughout the year.
Many of our plants are propagated in limited quantities and can sell out quickly when posted, get on the notification list below so you don't miss out. Add your email to be notified as soon as we have them back in stock:
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The Chinese Hemlock is an excellent evergreen for warmer climates and is becoming quite popular as an alternative to our own North American Hemlock in the East due to its fantastic disease resistance. It is resistant to all three major pests that affect American Hemlock (Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, Spider Mites and Hemlock Scale). It looks similar to both Western and Eastern American Hemlock with a broader form and flat needles, where the American Mountain Hemlock has a narrower form and needles arranged evenly around the branches.
Hemlock produce an almost perfectly even conical form with very dense foliage, making this one of the most inherently ornamental native conifers. Mountain Hemlock is an excellent choice for a living Christmas tree because of its even form and medium growth rate combined with a superior ability to be sheared into perfect form. Shearing works better for this species than other conifers because it maintains active growth tips along its old branches for a very long time and so can be pruned back without risking creating dead spots with no active growth.
Plants prefer well drained soil and are drought tolerant, but grow much quicker with regular summer irrigation. These can be kept in large containers for many years if they are grown in fabric pots. Fabric pots breath more than plastic ones and also prevent root circling, allowing for long term root health.
 A tree growing in the wild.
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Packing Plants For ShippingWe pack our plants depending on the needs of each species and size, most plants ship best with the roots packed in moist sawdust or bark fines but some species don't like root disturbance and are shipped in a soil-less growing media. Excess soil is washed from the roots in preparation for shipping (18-24" White Pines)  Plants are bundled together to fit in boxes  Bundles of plants are secured in long boxes. Plant Sizes 3 gallon Dawn Redwood  Standard quart shrub  Standard 14-18" multi-stem tree size  Standard deep plug pine tree Bamboo Plants Are Shipped In Their ContainersBamboo roots are not flexible and so plants have to be shipped in their containers. These plants are heavier and are shipped separately from bare root plants. Because they are potted they can handle longer transit times so can ship via UPS Ground instead of USPS Air Mail. Potted plants can also be shipped year-round.We regularly top our 1 gallon bamboo plants at 24-30 inches tall throughout the growing season. This results in dense, bushy foliage while allowing for economical shipping. From this size most running species will grow to 5-6 feet tall in the first spring and clumping species will usually grow to 4-5 feet tall.  1 gallon bamboo plants strapped in and ready to be sealed. Unpacking Bare Root PlantsYou will be sent tracking details as soon as your plants are shipped. Unpack your plants as quickly as possible after they are delivered. We use two types of boxes, side-sealing and top-sealing. For boxes that are taped along the whole length you can cut the tape on either side and remove the plant bundles by cutting the tape holding the bundle to the bottom. For boxes that are sealed on the top and bottom, it is easiet to open the bottom of the box (the shipping label is at the top) and pull the bundle of plants out straight out. Check that the box is empty as there can be a second bundle of plants stuck towards the top. A bundle of trees. What if I am not able to plant right away?You can usually leave the plants in their shipping container unopened for 1-2 days if there were no shipping delays and you have received your plants from late November through February. Plants shipped when it is warmer can't stay in their packages for as long.For longer term storage of plants you can pot them up or plant them in rows close together temporarily and then pull them out later in the spring to be planted again. This keeps the roots moist while allowing for air flow to the tops. The roots should have good contact with the soil to ensure they have access to adequate moisture. |
Size Availability
Out of season.
Our main crop of most plants is available starting in late fall.
Additional batches of plugs and quarts are added throughout the year.
Many of our plants are propagated in limited quantities and can sell out quickly when posted, get on the notification list below so you don't miss out. Add your email to be notified as soon as we have them back in stock:
This does NOT subscribe your email to any mailing lists, our system will only send an inventory notification message.
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