The eastern hemlock is an easy to grow and maintain conifer that can be used as a stand45alone tree or trained as a hedge if left to grow freely and mature to it39s full potentialit forms a large pyramid shape and can last a lifetime tsuga canadensis is evergreen with filigree foliage that is similar to the foliage on yew the 39bonus45features39are theattractive cones rather than the red berries of yew height up to 25m 40803941 spread up to 10m 40303941