Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Eastern Hemlock: Anacamptodes ephyraria, Archips alberta, Archips packardiana, Archips tsuganus, Argyrotaenia citrana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Caripeta divisata, Chloropteryx tepperaria, Choristoneura fumiferana, Cladara limitaria, Coleotechnites apicitripunctella, Coleotechnites macleodi, Dasychira plagiata, Eacles imperialis, Eilema bicolor, Elaphria versicolor, Eucosma tocullionana, Eufidonia discospilata, Eufidonia notataria, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia filmata, Eupithecia lariciata, Eupithecia luteata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Eutrapela clemataria, Feralia jocosa, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Hydriomena divisdaria, Hypagyrtis piniata, Lambdina fervidaria, Lambdina fervidaria athasaria, Lambdina fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria, Lithophane innominata, Lymantria dispar, Marathyssa basalis, Melanolophia canadaria, Metalectra quadrisignata, Nemoria mimosaria, Nepytia canosaria, Nepytia semiclusaria, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia leucostigma, Orthosia rubescens, Palthis angulalis, Panthea acronyctoides, Peridroma saucia, Prochoerodes transversata, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Semiothisa fissinotata, Semiothisa granitata, Semiothisa granitata-group, Solenobia walshella, Tetracis cachexiata, Tolype laricis, Xanthorhoe designata, Xestia elimata, Xestia praevia

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.