Tsuga mertensiana 'Elizabeth'
Common name:
Elizabeth Mountain Hemlock
Pronunciation:
TSOO-ga mer-TEN-si-a-na
Family:
Pinaceae
Genus:
Type:
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
Yes
- Conifer, evergreen shrub, dwarf, flat spreading, less than a 1 ft high but 2 ft across in 10 years, foliage gray-blue.
- Sun
- Hardy to USDA Zone 5 Reportedly found on Mount Rainier, Washington in about 1940 by Elsie Fry; named after daughter Elizabeth.
- Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden
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plant habit (year 0)
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branchlet
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plant habit (year 7)
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plant habit (year 13)
