Re: Canadian hemlocks
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Canadian hemlocks
- From: C* P*
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:04:36 EDT
In a message dated 8/18/00 10:41:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, stedman@RCN.COM
writes:
<< I just spent a few days working on my mother's garden in Cape Cod, a fairly
mild climate even though it is north. My mother has a once-gorgeous Canadian
hemlock with at least a two-foot wide trunk. The tree has been attacked by
woolly adelgid >>>>
The adelgid is a feared menace working it's way up the East Coast. Advise
your Mom to call the local Cooperative Extension office for a fact sheet. We
have not seen the adelgids here in upstate NY but have the fact sheets and
advice to watch the hemlocks, reporting any finds.
I think summer oil spray is the first thing done. I don't remember the rest
of the treatment plan. Hemlocks die from this infestation. What a shame to
lose a fine old tree.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NYz4
