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Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

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The Woolly Adelgid, an Asian insect, currently threatens the eastern Hemlock throughout much of its range. Attempts to control the woolly adelgid have not been successful, and some experts predict a disaster on the scale of the chestnut blight that wiped out the American chestnut. The adelgid can be seen, covered with white "wool," at the needle bases of infected trees (illustration to the right).



Range

Dark green, short, flattened needles that are grooved; cones small; bark dark and furrowed; growing in northeastern North America.

by Michael Kuo

Habitat: Sometimes in pure stands but usually mixed with other species in northern hardwood forests and Appalachian forests.

Stature: 60-70 feet high; to 3 feet in diameter; pyramid-shaped; branches horizontal.

Needles: Less than 1 inch long; dark green to dark yellow-green; flattened; grooved above.

Bark: Scaly when young, later deeply furrowed; dark gray to dark reddish gray.

Cones: Under 1 inch; scales with smooth edges.


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Woolly Adelgid
Wooly Adelgid Infestation

Tsuga canadensis

Tsuga canadensis

Tsuga canadensis

Tsuga canadensis



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Kuo, M. (2005, January). Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/trees/tsuga_canadensis.html