Tsuga caroliniana

A native tree in the Pinaceae family that thrives in cool, shady areas of your landscape.  It works well as screen and has a rapid growth rate. It is not drought tolerant and will need to be watered regularly especially in dry conditions.  It is more tolerant of summer heat than T. canadensis.

Seasons of Interest:

Foliage: Evergreen, Winter

Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems:  Healthy trees in the right location have few problems. Susceptible to hemlock woolly adelgid. Other insect problems include ambrosia beetle, bagworms, borers, leaf miner, sawfly, and mites.  Potential disease problems for plants in the genus Tusga include needle blight (needles turn yellow and die), canker, rusts and rots.  Foliage may scorch in very hot weather.