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Spotted lantern fly in maple stands - effects?

Hi, All. I've been reading brief mentions that spotted lantern fly "likes maple". I'm wondering if there is any experience so far with what…

Started by Tim Levatich

0 Sep 9, 2021

Are Gall's a reason to cull Hickory trees?

I'll take a photo, but in the meantime.... I have a lot of bitternut hickory and some shagbark as well.  I haven't yet noticed any on the…

Started by Thomas Wilson

8 Apr 7, 2020
Reply by Ron Goodger

Saving Trees With Tree-Eating Mushrooms

Saving Trees With Tree-Eating Mushrooms Control of Amellaria Shoe-string Rot Fungus https://youtu.be/FPeBYnGwo4Y

Started by Lew Ward

0 Feb 27, 2020

Verticillium Wilt

Verticillium Wilt - https://mailchi.mp/unl.edu/nebraskas-forest-health-report-july-2019 Symptoms of Verticillium wilt are now becoming appa…

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Jul 9, 2019

Oldest Flowering Tree in North Americal

Fossil of Oldest Flowering Tree in North America Discovered. And It Was Huge. -- https://www.livescience.com/63719-flowering-tree-fossil-cr

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Oct 2, 2018

Urban Forestry Presentation Link

Urban Forestry Presentation Link ---- https://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/Documents/MTCUS%20-%20Forestry/Arbor%20Day%20Municipal%20Baseline%20Trends%2

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 May 24, 2018

Do Trees Talk to each other? See Video

Suzanne Simard: How trees talk to each other | TED TalkVideo for How trees communicate with each other▶ 18:19https://www.ted.com/.../suzann…

Started by Alicia Rose

0 Apr 24, 2018

Forest Health

Why Logs Are Important --- https://mylandplan.org/content/why-logs-are-important?utm_source=deadtrees&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Mar 8, 2018

Forest Adaptation Resources Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers

Forest Adaptation Resources: Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers, 2nd edition link -- https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/gtr/

Started by Alicia Rose

1 Mar 1, 2018
Reply by Carl DuPoldt

Dutch Elm Disease

Our elm trees that have survived the last fifteen years of the disease being in our woods are looking very healthy.  I really enjoy the elm…

Started by Bob Schumacher

4 Feb 3, 2018
Reply by John McNerney

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Replanting after timber harvest with climate change in mind

Started by Ben T. in Woodlot Management Feb 14. 0 Replies

Hi Everyone,I’ve been wondering what tree species are going to thrive over the next 50+ years as the climate warms in New York and I’m curious if folks are enhancing plantings of particular tree species for future commercial harvest with warmer and…Continue

Rust Colored Hemlock Bark

Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies

Picture of a hemlock with rust colored bark.  When I cut a nearby tree, also with rust colored bark, it was infested with HWA.  Attached picture shows a Logrite ATV arch in use.Continue

Rust Colored Hemlock Bark

Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies

The hemlocks in my woodlots have been infested with hemlock wooley adelgid (HWA) for at least three years now.  Lately I've noticed some of them having a rust colored bark and I wonder if this is normal and that I just didn't notice it previously? …Continue

How to control mature white pine and hemlock to allow enrichment planting of hardwoods

Started by Peter Smallidge in Woodlot Management Nov 28, 2023. 0 Replies

I had a question about control of mature white pine and hemlock to improve sunlight for enrichment planting of hardwoods.  Following is my response, but I would like to know if anyone else has any experiences to share with control of these to…Continue

Story in Northern Woodlands Magazine on Deer Impacts

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Aug 8, 2023. 0 Replies

This Spring we had an opportunity to speak with writer John Litvaitis about the big picture of deer impacts on the hardwood forests of the Northeast.  I posted the original story from the summer edition of Northern Woodlands to the…Continue

Ash blonding effect on lumber quality

Started by Jeff Joseph in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Jeff Joseph May 5, 2023. 2 Replies

Question: In Peter Smallidge's most recent "Ask a Professional" column for NYFOA's Forest Owner magazine he stated that some log buyers will reject ash that shows outward signs of "blonding" on the bark. Is this because the wood will change…Continue

The American Chestnut: A New Frontier in Gene Editing

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management May 2, 2023. 0 Replies

https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/policy/042823/the-american-chestnutInteresting discussion the difference between efforts with the American Chestnut and other…Continue

Growing Black Locust for Pleasure and Profit

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Apr 20, 2023. 0 Replies

In early March I was invited to present on the opportunities for growing black locust as a timber cash crop at the Rural Landowner Conference in Allegany County.  Ryan Trapani from the Catskill Forest Owners Association asked afterwards if I would…Continue

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