Moon Frost Canada Hemlock - Tsuga canadensis 'Moon Frost'

This miniature garden tree, the Moon Frost Canada Hemlock, is a favorite mini garden tree for shade or part sun. It ages really well and can be kept in a tree shape for years.

Shear it gently in late winter to keep the canopy in shape and in proportion to the trunk/garden. It will help keep the color-changing throughout the seasons too (see below.)

It can do well in full (cool or eastern) sun as long as the ground remains evenly damp and cool - in zones 4 through 8. It often mimics a small tree with its small trunk(s) underneath the airy foliage. 

This Hemlock variety is fun - it changes color throughout the year if it gets enough light. In deeper shade, the foliage will stay a dark green but the spring growth will still flush-out in a cream-color:

- Late winter/early spring, the whitish-green needles will get a pink blush on them.

- Springtime, the new growth is a creamy white at the tips of the branches (A treat for the eye at the end of a long winter.)

- Summer, it turns back to a light gray-green celery color.

- Winter, shear it back before the new growth begins so you can appreciate the creamy tips in the springtime.

And the cycle continues! 

• Trim away the bottom branches to show off the trunk and make it into a "tree"

• Growth: less than 1"/yr
• Cold hardy to -30F or Zones 4 to 8
• Heat Zones 8 - 1

• Full or part sun
• Regular water
• Pot is 4 inches wide
• An outdoor plant

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