Pennsylvania's state tree is the eastern hemlock. 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 ...

If you like to hike or snowshoe in the winter, you might like to learn the names of the trees you see. Do so, and the trees ...

Eastern hemlock trees do not do well in an urban environment and have a very low tolerance for polluted air and salt damage from roadways. It needs to be in a sheltered location protected from drying ...

Always love your column. A few years back, I even submitted some stuff to you, and I was thrilled to see it in print. Now I have something really important for you. I have a beautiful hemlock in my ...

A new study finds that creating physical gaps in the forest canopy give eastern hemlocks more access to resources and help those trees withstand infestation by an invasive insect. The approach adds ...