Tsuga canadensis

Common Names: Canada hemlock, hemlock spruce, eastern hemlock

Ethnobotanical Studies

Boreal Forest, Canada

Uses: Cough, cold and sore throat, Dermatological infections, Gastro-intestinal disorders, Injuries, Metabolic system disorders, Musculoskeletal disorders, Pregnancy, child birth, puerperium, Urinary system disorders

DOI:: 10.1186/1746-4269-8-7
PubMed:: 22289509

Cherokee Nation

Uses: bark poultice for itching skin; stem tips for kidneys

ISBN:: 0881924539

Studies

Resource availability alters breeding strategies in a small mammal community.

Stephens RB et al (2024).; J Anim Ecol.
DOI:: 10.1111/1365-2656.14148
PubMed:: 39073110

Observation of key phenological stages of hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae): using citizen science as a tool to inform research and management.

Dietschler NJ et al (2024).; J Econ Entomol.
DOI:: 10.1093/jee/toae056
PubMed:: 38547070

Logging response alters trajectories of reorganization after loss of a foundation tree species.

Barker Plotkin A et al (2024).; Ecol Appl.
DOI:: 10.1002/eap.2957
PubMed:: 38485492

Persistence and recovery of dinotefuran in eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) foliage and twigs by UPLC-MS/MS and ELISA.

Lepeschkin-Noel S, Lewis P and McCullough DG (2023).; Pest Manag Sci.
DOI:: 10.1002/ps.7926
PubMed:: 38086734

Establishment and postrelease recovery of Laricobius nigrinus and Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), released for biological control of Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), in the Northeastern United States.

Crandall RS et al (2023).; Environ Entomol.
DOI:: 10.1093/ee/nvad073
PubMed:: 37494455

3D X-ray analysis of the subterranean burrowing depth and pupal chamber size of Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a specialist predator of Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae).

Hillen AP et al (2023).; J Insect Sci.
DOI:: 10.1093/jisesa/iead044
PubMed:: 37341727

Islands in the shade: scattered ectomycorrhizal trees influence soil inoculum and heterospecific seedling response in a northeastern secondary forest.

Cortese AM and Horton TR (2023).; Mycorrhiza.
DOI:: 10.1007/s00572-023-01104-w
PubMed:: 36752845

Hydraulic integrity of plant organs during drought stress and recovery in herbaceous and woody plant species.

Huber AE, Melcher PJ and Bauerle TL (2023).; J Exp Bot.
DOI:: 10.1093/jxb/erac451
PubMed:: 36371803

A low cost, low power sap flux device for distributed and intensive monitoring of tree transpiration.

Beslity J et al (2022).; HardwareX.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00351
PubMed:: 36117543

10.

Top-down regulation of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in its native range in the Pacific Northwest of North America.

Crandall RS, Lombardo JA and Elkinton JS (2022).; Oecologia.
DOI:: 10.1007/s00442-022-05214-8
PubMed:: 35796819

11.

Land-use history impacts spatial patterns and composition of woody plant species across a 35-hectare temperate forest plot.

Orwig DA et al (2022).; PeerJ.
DOI:: 10.7717/peerj.12693
PubMed:: 35036094

12.

Conditional inference trees in the assessment of tree mortality rates in the transitional mixed forests of Atlantic Canada.

Guan H et al (2021).; PLoS One.
DOI:: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250991
PubMed:: 34143806

13.

North American temperate conifer (Tsuga canadensis) reveals a complex physiological response to climatic and anthropogenic stressors.

Rayback SA et al (2020).; New Phytol.
DOI:: 10.1111/nph.16811
PubMed:: 33439504

14.

Climate sensitivity of understory trees differs from overstory trees in temperate mesic forests.

Rollinson CR et al (2021).; Ecology.
DOI:: 10.1002/ecy.3264
PubMed:: 33325555

15.

Removing riparian Rhododendron maximum in post-Tsuga canadensis riparian forests does not degrade water quality in southern Appalachian streams.

Elliott KJ and Miniat CF (2021).; Sci Total Environ.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143270
PubMed:: 33160657

16.

Impact of chronic stylet-feeder infestation on folivore-induced signaling and defenses in a conifer.

Rigsby CM et al (2021).; Tree Physiol.
DOI:: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa136
PubMed:: 33094330

17.

The Past, Present, and Future of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) and Its Ecological Interactions with Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Forests.

Review

Ellison AM et al (2018).; Insects.
DOI:: 10.3390/insects9040172
PubMed:: 30477155

18.

Long-term structural and biomass dynamics of virgin Tsuga canadensis-Pinus strobus forests after hurricane disturbance.

D'Amato AW et al (2017).; Ecology.
DOI:: 10.1002/ecy.1684
PubMed:: 27984662

19.

Failure under stress: the effect of the exotic herbivore Adelges tsugae on biomechanics of Tsuga canadensis.

Soltis NE et al (2014).; Ann Bot.
DOI:: 10.1093/aob/mct286
PubMed:: 24335663

20.

Decomposing the mid-Holocene Tsuga decline in eastern North America.

Booth RK et al (2012).; Ecology.
PubMed:: 22928413

21.

Discriminating Tsuga canadensis Hemlock Forest Defoliation Using Remotely Sensed Change Detection.

Royle DD and Lathrop RG (2002).; J Nematol.
PubMed:: 19265936

22.

Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. mortality will impact hydrologic processes in southern Appalachian forest ecosystems.

Ford CR and Vose JM (2007).; Ecol Appl.
PubMed:: 17555225

23.

Analysis of terpenoids from hemlock (Tsuga) species by solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography/ion-trap mass spectrometry.

Phytochemistry

Lagalante AF and Montgomery ME (2003).; J Agric Food Chem.
PubMed:: 12670144

24.

Volatile emissions of eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, and the influence of hemlock woolly adelgid.

Broeckling CD and Salom SM (2003).; Phytochemistry.
PubMed:: 12482453