Eastern Hemlock: Pests, Benefits and the Pennsylvania State Tree

Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Lou Meyer, regional business developer in Davey's mid-Atlantic region, talks about the Pennsylvania state tree, the Eastern hemlock, as well as its beauty, benefits and threats it faces from the hemlock woolly adelgid.

In this episode we cover:

• History of the Eastern hemlock (1:03)
• Horticultural oil for pest control (2:18) (5:56)
• What are other treatment options for these trees? (4:04)
• Signs of hemlock woolly adelgid (6:47)
• Does fertilization help Eastern hemlocks? (8:07)
• How weather and temperature affect these pests (8:31)
• Can these pests kill hemlocks? (10:08)
• Hemlock woolly adelgid damage treatment (10:48)
• The wonder and beauty of Eastern hemlocks (11:41)
• Are they easy to grow? (13:32) (14:06)
• Shade-tolerant evergreen (13:40)
• Physical description and genus of the tree (14:52)
• These trees need room to grow (16:20)
• Eastern hemlock cultivars (17:03)
• Are all hemlock cultivars susceptible to hemlock woolly adelgid? (18:33)
• Can deer damage these cultivars? (18:56)
• Other uses for the Eastern hemlock (19:16)

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