Tsuga caroliniana aka Carolina Hemlock

Tsuga caroliniana, commonly known as Carolina hemlock, is a species of hemlock endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in southwest Virginia, western North Carolina, extreme northeast Georgia, northwest South Carolina, and eastern Tennessee. Its habitat is on rocky mountain slopes at elevations of 700–1,200 m (2,300–3,900 ft). The optimal growing condition is a partly shady area with moist but well-drained soil in a cool climate. Carolina hemlock is a narrow pyramidal tree with slightly pendulous branches that typically grows in cultivation to 45-60' tall and to 20-25' wide, but may soar to over 100' in its native habitat. It is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 30 m (exceptionally 34 m) tall and 110 cm in trunk diameter under forest conditions. The crown is compact and pyramidal, growing up to 8 m wide. The bark is thick and reddish-brown, and becomes fissured between scaly ridges. The branches are stout and usually horizontal, but often slightly drooping. The shoots are red-brown to orange-brown, and finely hairy. The leaves are 5–20 mm long and 1.8–2 mm (0.071–0.079 in) broad, flattened, not tapering toward their ends, with a rounded or slightly notched apex; they radiate outward in all directions from the twigs, and smell of tangerine if crushed. They are glossy dark green above and paler on the underside, with two white stomatal bands. The cones are 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long, green, maturing light to mid-brown 6–7 months after pollination. When fully open, their scales are positioned at a right angle or reflexed to the central axis. Carolina hemlock is under review for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 due to the threat of the hemlock woolly adelgid, an adelgid introduced to the United States from Asia in 1924, which threatens Carolina hemlock, as it is as susceptible as the related eastern hemlock. Carolina hemlock is used more often as an ornamental tree than for timber production, due to its overall rarity. In landscaping, it is similar in appearance to eastern hemlock, but the Carolina hemlock has a deep taproot, compared with the shallow and aggressive roots of eastern hemlock. Carolina Hemlock is also a super rare houseplant that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light and should be less than 1 foot from a window. Carolina Hemlock likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size. It belongs to the Tsuga genus and is native to the Southeastern United States.