About Mountain Hemlock
Bloom time runs June through July. Give it part shade to full sun and medium soil for strongest growth. Reaches 10 m–30 m at maturity. Supports caterpillars (as a larval host). Deer tend to leave it alone.
Mountain Hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
Feeds the food chain
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
