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Comments (42)Josh: The western Hemlock grows somewhat differently from the eastern hemlock. It grows faster, and often in dense stands, and can produce some good quality lumber relatively free of knots. Here in the mountains of Western MD it is seldom utilized for sawn timber. Even very large logs are knotty all the way to the ground, And the knots seperate from the sawn boards very easily. Some mills, especially in the west, have computerized systems for cutting out knots and pasting in fill plugs. I don't know of any mills in my area equipped to do that. But some timber cutters do put large hemlock logs on trucks and they go somewhere for something, but most logging operations I have seen just leave them alone. I am sure with the proper mill they can be made into good plywood, at least. Beng: Really interesting about the adelgids seeming to disappear and the hemlocks seeming to recover, at least to some extent. Maybe you could call some one there--a forester--and ask about what might have happened. Maybe you are observing something that just might be (hope, hope, hope) indicating some success with the predator beetle releases. Now that would be very stunningly good news. Perhaps some weather variations could be responsible, but I doubt it. I read one report that these adelgids can withstand temps as low as 60 below zero. Maybe some extreme warm/cold/warm pattern could have disrupted their life cycle or something? Anyway, I have heard that in colder climates they spread more slowly. They were reported about 10 miles from my timberland 6 or 7 years ago, and so far I haven't seen any on my timberland. They have been releasing beetles in the area, but so far no one is publishing anything about good results--or maybe I just haven't seen it, but I frequently do web searches for the latest news. But what I understand is that even if the beetle releases are working, it will take a number of years for their populations to get to a level that they can effectively control the adelgids, which seem to multiply much, much faster. The researchers working on this emphasize that we can't expect to wake up one morning and have these bugs under control, but over the long term this all may just pay off. --spruce...See MoreWeeping Hemlock in NJ
Comments (55)Resurrecting an old thread here: I'm inspecting my weeping hemlock for adelgid and for the most part I do not see any white fluffy spots. However, there are some very small amounts here and there. Also, I've cleared some brush out in the back yard to leave more space for a nice hemlock tree (maybe 15' high or so) that was starting to get crowded out. Apparently my neighbor planted it years ago on the property line (actually on my side). It looks healthy, but I'm seeing a good amount of white adelgid spots. What can I use this time of year (June) that will help both plants? I'm reading that oils and/or insecticidal soaps are safer but may not work as well. (Oils are only for the fall as well?). Does anybody have a recommendation for a foliar application they think will be effective?...See MoreOld Growth Hemlocks
Comments (18)Love the Porkies! Those are indeed some old-growth stands, no question about it. Last time I was there, saw sugar maples that defied ID, so large were they. Maackia, since you're in my neck of the woods, very roughly speaking, some time check out Cathedral of the Pines just north of Lakewood in Oconto County. That too will prove to be mind-blowing....hemlocks and red and white pine of extraordinary size and age. That site is also a heron rookery, so there is some ongoing damage taking place due to all the bird crap. But still amazing. +oM...See MoreAdvice needed for Eastern Hemlock.
Comments (56)Just might do that! lol I may later on do more in the way of 'islands' around some of the trees and add something or other under them. Something to think about next winter. I'm leaving the center of the yard open, so when the grand kids come we can throw foot ball etc. As viewed from the deck almost directly SSE. The wife decided we should leave things so we can 'drive through' past the house in to the front yard for furniture/appliance moving etc. Front yard not so big but I had to move the lily station because after we added the bb hoop, we couldn't drive around that side of the house without running them over. You can see in the grass where it used to be. It was so root bound it hardly bloomed anyways. I'm standing in the neighbors driveway to take this pic. My yard ends several feet this side of the green ash in front of me. All this and my deer farming in the countryhas been quite enough for this year. I just finished my third week of full retirement. Well at least I got everything I wanted done for this year. Sometimes our Autumns can be quite wet so not much gets done....See MoreViburnumValley central KY Bluegrass z6
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