The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931.This tree thrives in ...

Last fall, while hiking Bradys Run Park's north trail, we found ourselves in a hemlock grove that was both majestic and familiar. The eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is an important and ...

For this reason, it fundamentally alters the succession and ecology of a forest. The eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), a member of the Pinaceae family, is a conifer that commonly grows atop nurse ...

We will then collect data to address the question: "Are the densities of seedlings and saplings of woody broadleaved plants lower beneath the canopies of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) than ...

In this guided inquiry, students investigate hypothesized inhibitory effects of Eastern Hemlock trees on the establishment of neighboring woody plants. First, students travel to the study area (Hope ...