I got this nice 3 gal. hemlock at the old Lexington Gardens, and put it at the back of the Meadow's Edge Garden, behind the doublefile viburnum.
The first year it was yellow and not looking happy, but it has settled in and by 2010 it is growing well. It will be a nice background to the doublefile as they both grow to fill that side of the garden. It is hard to see it; from the front it is still hidden by the doublefile. Here it is from the side of the garden, holding down the back corner:
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| May 17, 2010 |
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| November 18, 2010 |
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| January 30, 2011 A tough winter for this little tree |
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| July 1, 2012 |
This poor hemlock never seems to handle winter very well. I don't know if it will be sturdier as it ages, or if it always will bend down with the least amount of snow.
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| January 17, 2013 |
It bounces back after most winters. It is taking on a nice horizontal shape and size in 2013, but I think it was a mistake to plant it right behind the doublefile viburnum. They are both about the same height now and they are both strongly horizontally branched. Too similar in shape and texture and form.
But by itself the hemlock looks nice and has a little bit of presence at the back of Meadow's Edge.
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| May 16, 2013 |
This hemlock is growing well. I'm not sure it is the best choice paired with the equally horizontal doublefile viburnum -- they are both the same size and same form, the same wide branching. I could have used a more contrasting plant pairing here I think.
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| May 25, 2014 |
It didn't look its best in 2015, somewhat yellow (needed fertilizer?) and getting a little open and wispy looking. But it is healthy and growing.
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| April 30, 2015 |
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| July 23, 2015 |
Still, it's a nice anchoring plant at the back corner of the garden.
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| 11/2/15 |
Propagation:
By seed?
