There is no denying that Maine has some of the best leafy landscapes this time of year, but beneath the stunning scenery, ...

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

Pennsylvania's state tree is the eastern hemlock ... freedom from insects and disease. Originating from Asia, the hemlock wooly adelgid are tiny insects that have set their sights on our state ...

The Harrisville Conservation Commission will host a seminar on biocontrols for the hemlock wooly adelgid, an invasive insect, featuring Dr. Richard McDonald of Symbiont Biological Pest Management ...

We have received just over 2 inches of rain since Aug. 1. In fact, I looked back in my weather records, and the last time I ...

The disease crossed the Atlantic Ocean from northwestern Europe ... disperse themselves by forming seeds within a fruit or within cones in the case of the hemlock tree. Along the trail you will find ...

Diseases which have wiped out swathes of Scottish trees are fuelling a change in planting ... It means the likes of Noble Fir, Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, Macedonian Pine, European Silver ...

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 ...

Elms are increasingly at risk from Dutch Elm disease ... cypress, hemlock, larch, and sweetgum should only be planted in spring. One of my favorites, the tulip tree should also wait till April.

The major forest health factors impacting Pennsylvania right now are non-native insect pests of Eastern hemlock trees, spongy moths and non-biotic factors causing oak tree decline and mortality, beech ...

The eastern hemlock in the Greendale Cemetery ravine that played the role of patient wasn’t receiving a vaccination prior to flu season. Instead, the earth around the base of the tree was being ...