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Hemlock Disaster

Started by bugdust, July 19, 2013, 10:28:14 PM

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bugdust

It's amazing how quickly my hemlock are dying. It became noticeable last summer that there was a problem, but now all along the streams the hemlocks are rapidly dying. This is due to an infestation of the Wooly Adelgid, a species introduced "by accident" from Asia. It is suspected that within the next 10 years the hemlock will fall victim as many old species of trees have. I am tracking the most diseased and plan to begin taking them down before they become completely dead. Once the top has died they are a standing death trap. From what I read some sawyers don't favor the hemlock, but for siding and framing it is well liked in this part of the country. You southern sawyers are probably already seeing the results of this disaster.
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ddcuning

We were seeing the affects last year in the mountains of NC. I haven't been up there this year so I am not sure what the current level of damage is.

Dave C
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drobertson

Not  hemlock but red oak, white oak and pine are suffering, lots of bugs and beetles,  david
only have a few chain saws I'm not suppose to use, but will at times, one dog Dolly, pretty good dog, just not sure what for yet,  working on getting the gardening back in order, and kinda thinking on maybe a small bbq bizz,  thinking about it,

ddcuning

You have a lot of red and white oak out there to loose, I hate to hear that David. I remember some of that Missouri oak made some beautiful lumber.

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Peter Drouin

That's too bad , no good comes from Asia, not one thing. I would make lumber out of the trees before the tree is dead on the stump. If not the wood will be soft and fall a part :)
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bandmiller2

Touchy subject,but our plant breeders are going to have to get busey crossing resistant Asian trees with ours to control these blights or we'll be living in a desert and importing timber from asia. Frank C.
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GDinMaine

Quote from: Peter Drouin on July 20, 2013, 07:40:50 AM
That's too bad , no good comes from Asia, not one thing. :)
Gunpowder came from Asia - China to be exact.   :-\  Some say it really is bad, some others  can't seem to live without it.
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petefrom bearswamp

Wooly adelgid is not here yet but is endemic in eastern NY.
As you indicated it is well liked for rough framing lumber here for buildings that are not used for habitation.
I have trouble obtaining Hemlock without a substantial amount of ring shake here for my mill.
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Quote from: GDinMaine on July 20, 2013, 08:36:58 AM
Quote from: Peter Drouin on July 20, 2013, 07:40:50 AM
That's too bad , no good comes from Asia, not one thing. :)
Gunpowder came from Asia - China to be exact.   :-\  Some say it really is bad, some others  can't seem to live without it.




That be the only thing
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clww

I've got them all over my hemlock trees in Highland County. 90% of the trees on our property are infested. If they aren't yet, they will be. :-\
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fishpimp

Quote from: Peter Drouin on July 21, 2013, 08:34:07 AM
Quote from: GDinMaine on July 20, 2013, 08:36:58 AM
Quote from: Peter Drouin on July 20, 2013, 07:40:50 AM
That's too bad , no good comes from Asia, not one thing. :)
Gunpowder came from Asia - China to be exact.   :-\  Some say it really is bad, some others  can't seem to live without it.

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That be the only thing

MotorSeven

Quote from: petefrom bearswamp on July 20, 2013, 09:58:50 AM

As you indicated it is well liked for rough framing lumber here for buildings that are not used for habitation.
I have trouble obtaining Hemlock without a substantial amount of ring shake here for my mill.

All my 5x10x23' rafters for my house are local Hemlock that I milled. I only ran into a little ring shake...I consider myself lucky.
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catskillpond

We have the same thing going on in our neck of the woods the ole wolly bug is takin out the pines and the hemes also a lot of pines we have been cutting have the boar bugs in them we save them for ice fishing.
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submarinesailor

Quote from: clww on July 21, 2013, 12:22:04 PM
I've got them all over my hemlock trees in Highland County. 90% of the trees on our property are infested. If they aren't yet, they will be. :-\

They got all mine about 15 years ago.  My place is less than 100 miles from yours.  Wonder why it took 15 years to cross the mountains?

Bruce

Mountain State Farm

Hi Bugdust,

You are right, it is a disaster. I'm about 40 miles east of you and all of my Hemlocks have varying degrees of infestation. I've been harvesting my Hemlock for the past year and still have about 25 to go. It really makes me sad because they are some of the nicest trees on my place with several over 48". I like working with Hemlock for framing and siding but I would like more to see them stick around for the next few generations.

I hate that little wooly booger.  smiley_furious3
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SwampDonkey

Not much for hemlock here because it's all been cut in my area. A lot was used in houses and barns a couple generations ago. We don't have the bug, just them sapsuckers that peck anything they can penetrate.  :-X Just down the road along the creek are a few old hemlock growing in with sugar maple and yellow birch. It's a wonder it hasn't been cut by now. The hemlock are huge, taller than the hardwoods. The hardwood is mature, but nothing much bigger than 20", and not many that size I would say. A 40" yellow birch is mighty old up here, and being on a  woodlot in these parts cuts down your chances of getting very old. ;)
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catskillpond

I hate to throw the tree guys that trim for the power company under the dozer we did not have the problem until a year after they trimmed all the lines up here they were an out of state company and they gave everyone wood chips wonder if it is carried by the trucks ?
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