Green bark is found on trees and shrubs of many different, unrelated species. In Australia, young bottle trees of Queensland forest and scrubland have green bark that turns dark with age.

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 to 300 years to reach maturity.

It’s not just hemlocks that are threatened. Beech trees that are at risk from beech bark disease and oaks that are dying from oak wilt also are part of the adopt-a -tree effort.

Eastern hemlock is the primary winter food for porcupines in this area. As our climate warms, eastern hemlocks are falling prey to the invasive wooly adelgid beetle. These beetles can kill a tree ...

The bark of this tree is certainly easily recognized. It starts out quite smooth on young twigs, but as the branches grow, the bark begins to peel and crack, thus exfoliating.

The adelgid has been wreaking havoc on hemlocks in eastern North America for many years, and was first seen in Nova Scotia in 2017. The tiny bugs kill hemlock trees by attaching to the base of ...

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931. This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in ...

TANNERSVILLE — Marc Wolf steps off a trail at the Mountaintop Arboretum to examine a beech tree with mottled, bumpy bark. “This is pretty typical of beech bark disease,” he said. “Beech ...

Local land trusts team up to help save the hemlock trees in the Midcoast. Posted July 1, 2024. Updated July 1, 2024. ... the canopy lacks vigor and the bark turns grey.

The box tree moth caterpillar feeds on boxwoods, a common landscaping plant, and can defoliate the plant before consuming its bark, resulting in plant death. The background shows: An image of a ...

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931. This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in ...