Tsuga metensiana
Native to high mountains, from Alaska south through higher Sierra Nevada in California to northern Idaho, Montana. Good for large rock gardens, containers & bonsai.
Zones: A1-A3; 1-7, 14-17 |
Leaf Description: Needles are .5" – 1" long, blue green with silvery cast. Grows all around stems to give branchlets a plump, tufty appearance |
Flower Description: Small woody cylindrical cones (1 to 3 inches long) with numerous thin, imbricate scales; pendent, sessile. |