WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST?
This hemlock refuses to die. I was out treating some hemlocks for hemlock woolly adelgid and found this cool stump, healing over. This obviously dead hemlock had been cut down a few years back. I assume its roots are grafted to neighboring hemlocks still alive and vigorous and helping it grow woundwood. Pretty cool.
May the Forest Be with You,
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association