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Eastern Hemlock: Pests, Benefits and the Pennsylvania State 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…
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