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 ...

The Hemlock whistles softly to itself.”–Naturalist and botanist Donald Culross Peattite Known as the state tree of Pennsylvania, the backbone of the nineteenth century hide-tanning industry, and a ...

The treatment was required — death was all but certain without it — but the needle required to apply it was almost ...

Meet the Eastern Hemlock, one of Indiana’s native conifers, which is typically found near canyons, ravines and steep slopes. They can grow to be more than 100 feet tall and to be 200-300 years old.

AMHERST, Mass. – A non-native, hemlock-loving invasive species known as the hemlock woolly adelgid is wiping out stands of Eastern hemlock throughout the East Coast of the U.S. Though no trees ...

Red spruce and eastern hemlock, together with sugar maple, yellow birch, and American beech are the dominant species, with scattered white pine also represented. This community occurs on steeper ...

The UNG Ecological Protection Lab (formerly the Beetle Lab) has led in regional efforts to protect the Eastern Hemlock from the invasive Wooly Adelgid by initiating biological control efforts through ...

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The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is an aphid-like insect that feeds mainly upon Hemlock tree species. HWA was introduced into the eastern United States from Japan in 1951 by the import of infected ...

Overhead, turkey vultures and hawks circle looking for prey. Underfoot, snakes, salamanders and turtle hatchlings do their ...

Recent projects include effects of forest succession on the geochemistry and nitrogen cycling of soils, with emphasis on the succession of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) to Black Birch (Betula ...

At this site we are investigating how forest ecosystems and forest floor communities might be changed as a key foundation species, the evergreen conifer Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), declines ...