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Misty Blue · 04-07-2015, 08:31 PM

Bad Stuff!

I have a pal who has a tree business. Last year he did a job at my neighbors house and noted a white fuzz under the needles of a hemlock. He said that it was woolly adelgid and it was a real problem.

The tree is on Braun Bay and he said that it was the first time that he has seen it in NH. He also said that in Conn. it wiped out whole forests of hemlocks.

It most probably came here from a southern NE state in firewood and spreads fast. It travels by birds from tree to tree and can kill the plant.

I noticed that we had a big blow down of trees on Moultonborough neck 20 years ago and it grew in with hemlocks. I noticed this week that their branches are bare.

My friend said that it can be treated by spraying it with an oil spray but it is not cost effective.

I wish that I had some good news. Sorry.

Misty Blue

04-07-2015, 08:31 PM	#7
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Woolly Adeligid Bad Stuff! I have a pal who has a tree business. Last year he did a job at my neighbors house and noted a white fuzz under the needles of a hemlock. He said that it was woolly adelgid and it was a real problem. The tree is on Braun Bay and he said that it was the first time that he has seen it in NH. He also said that in Conn. it wiped out whole forests of hemlocks. It most probably came here from a southern NE state in firewood and spreads fast. It travels by birds from tree to tree and can kill the plant. I noticed that we had a big blow down of trees on Moultonborough neck 20 years ago and it grew in with hemlocks. I noticed this week that their branches are bare. My friend said that it can be treated by spraying it with an oil spray but it is not cost effective. I wish that I had some good news. Sorry. Misty Blue