Pennsylvania's state tree is the eastern hemlock. Its scientific name is "Tsuga canadensis."The eastern hemlock was named the state tree in 1931.These trees are slow-growing and long-lived, taking 250 ...

If you ever made friends with a tree, then you will understand why I wrote this. The Eastern hemlock became my friend when I was a child, playing on a forested slope behind the house that my dad built ...

New York state, as any upstate resident will tell you, is a lot more than New York City. It’s rolling hills, rivers and lakes, bucolic farmland and acres of forests. In fact, of the state’s 30.2 ...