Wofford Arboretum South Campus

Tree Details Hardiness zone: 3 – 8, but has difficulties in 7 – 8 Height: 40 – 70 with a maximum of 100 Spread: 25 – 35 Habit: In youth: pyramidal; At maturity: pendulously pyramidal Light: Best in shade or partial shade Soil: Moist, well-drained, acidic soil preferable; Cones: male nearly spherical, in short stocks in axils of last year’s leaves Flowers: Male nearly spherical, in short stocks in axils of last year's leaves Fruit: slender cones, 1 1/2 – 1” long by 1/2” wide; brown at maturity Landscape use: Graceful as evergreen hedge; excellent for screening, groupings, and foundation plantings, great for natural plantings History: Native range is Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south along the mountains to Alabama and Georgia; introduced around 1736 Pests\Problems: Hemlock borer, hemlock scale, spider mites, hemlock rust caused by a mite, bagworm, gypsy moth Significant Features: Ornamental cones and graceful habit