Tsuga canadensis, the Eastern hemlock, was one of the dominant trees in our state’s forests. When our first settlers arrived, ...
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – Majestic hemlocks towering on dunes and along streams in Ottawa County may soon be a thing of the past if a tiny insect cannot be controlled. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a ...
It’s a warm day in early June, and researcher Nicholas Dietschler is standing in front of an eastern hemlock sapling about a quarter of a mile up a steep ridge in New York’s Catskill Mountains. The ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The state of Michigan has approved $3.6 million in grants to help fund projects to ward off invasive species, including hydrilla and the hemlock woolly adelgid. The ...
Hemlocks are one of the most elegant and visually striking of all conifers. They look good in landscapes and have tremendous wildlife benefits, too. However, they are not exactly easy to grow. With ...
To the editor: On one of the hemlocks on my property, I noticed damage that corresponds to descriptions of the hemlock borer pest online: “The hemlock borer (Phaenops fulvoguttata) prefers to attack ...
Pennsylvania's state tree is the eastern hemlock. Its scientific name is "Tsuga canadensis."The eastern hemlock was named the state tree in 1931.These trees are slow-growing and long-lived, taking 250 ...