Part IV - Living Walls - Borders & Hedges: Yews and Hemlocks: Re: Imidacloprid for woolly adelgids was:Hemlock in these ti

» Marge_Talt - Re: Imidacloprid for woolly adelgids was:Hemlock in these ti

In response to message posted by anewleaf:

Thanks for all this info. I shall save it as there may come a day when my hort oil is not doing the trick and I have to fork out that kind of cash.

Unless some bio-control is developed, I fear all of us growing hemlocks are going to need to be vigilent and continue to treat for these pests.

I've never walked in a mature grove of hemlock, but can imagine it would be quite an experience.

They are such graceful trees. Even clipped as hedges, they are still graceful as their new growth tends to soften the outline, if you know what I mean. Plus, they are nice to work around, having very soft needles, unlike, say spruce or deodor cedar, whose needles are prickly as all get out.

I sure hope we don't end up losing our native stands.

-- posted by Marge_Talt