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Tsuga canadensis

The larger one is Armistice, kind of an odd variety that is very slow growing with an irregular shape. I love Canadian hemlocks and thought this variety was attractive.



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I'm going to buy a Tsuga c. 'Minuta' one of the smallest and keep it on an unheated bathroom windowsill, see how it fares.

The 'Armistice' looks great, what's the smaller one?

19 Apr, 2012

 

The smaller one is 'Jeddeloh' which looks sort of like a bird's nest spruce. I am hoping to train it into a mini-weeping hemlock though.
That's an interesting idea, you'll have to let me know how that works out. I've been able to grow Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa Intermedia' potted in an unheated sunroom for years, hemlocks don't need a lot of sun so hopefully it will do fine.

20 Apr, 2012

 

I have a 'Jeddeloh' it was my first ever conifer. Still young but has the birds nest look. Training it sounds interesting, I'd like to see that.

20 Apr, 2012

 

I am hoping it will work, I'd hate to ruin it! There are some nice miniature varieties, I might just get some of those. I really like Kelsey's Weeping even though it is larger and Greenwood Lake is a mini variety I have seen that looks nice. That might be a good one to try in a windowsill.

24 Apr, 2012

 

There are so many cultivars that seem to run the range from pancake to upright, stringlike weepers and minature balls.

Kelseys and Greenwood aren't available here as far as I know.

Nothing ventured nothing gained with the Jeddeloh, if you have a form in mind and the branches will adopt it then I'd say go for it.

24 Apr, 2012



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