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Tsuga del Canadá
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Tsuga del Canadá

Tsuga canadensis
Una conífera perenne grande y elegante de los bosques frescos y húmedos del este de Norteamérica, que alcanza de 40 a 70 pies con una copa densa de forma piramidal a cónica y ramas arqueadas y plumosas que casi rozan el suelo. Acículas cortas, planas y de color verde oscuro con dos bandas blancas en el envés recubren las ramitas delgadas, y pequeños conos colgantes penden de las puntas de las ramas. Es la más tolerante a la sombra de las coníferas del este y resulta un ejemplar elegante o una pantalla alta donde los suelos se mantienen constantemente húmedos y frescos. HONESTIDAD: en buena parte de su área de distribución oriental sufre un ataque grave y con frecuencia letal del pulgón lanígero de la tsuga (Adelges tsugae); no la plante como árbol estructural a largo plazo sin comprometerse a su monitoreo y tratamiento.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: narrow (38/100)
Structure
Focal point
Light
Part shade
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
480-840" tall · 330" apart
Hardy in zones
3a-7b
brutally cold to cold winters
Native in Illinois
No

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Se cultiva como ejemplar ornamental, pantalla y seto, y se valoró históricamente por su madera y su corteza rica en taninos; no es una planta comestible.

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Tsuga del Canadá (Tsuga canadensis). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/tsuga-canadensis
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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