pumila—‘Little Gem’—Dense-leaved and globe-shaped.
pygmaea—A two-foot globe or ball.
CARE. Cool, moist location. Rich soil and leaf mold. Either full sun or half shade. City soot harmful.
PROPAGATION. Same as for conifers.
SPECIAL USES. Foundation planting, rock gardens, tubs and other containers, specimens.
Tsuga canadensis Pinaceae Hemlock
This graceful evergreen conifer has slender horizontal branches with small leaves and small cones. Not all nurseries have it in its few dwarf forms. Best known of these small varieties are the conical compacta, and the completely prostrate, creeping prostrata.
CARE. Slightly acid soil, organic fertilizer, shade-tolerant, hardy (but protect from cold winds), can be pruned.
PROPAGATION. Seeds (stratified), cuttings.
SPECIAL USES. Foundation planting, hedges, specimens, rock gardens, bonsai.