As someone who's not American and also doesn't really have the health or transport to go out into nature at all, some of your videos are almost cathartic to watch. Makes me sad about how much I miss out on, while seeing stuff through your eyes which is very enjoyable.
Hemlocks are considered an old growth canopy species, like oak and beech. They’re tolerant of shade because they’re playing the long term game. After pines and maples settle the clearing, hemlocks will grow older than them and succeed their forest cover, making these huge old growth stands. Hemlock forests are very important and uniquely beautiful!
Get yourself to Palmaghatt Ravine over at Lake Minnewaska in New York if you want to see hemlocks that will knock your socks off. Take the carriage roads then ignore the NO ENTRY signs as you slip quietly into the ravine. Watch your footing as it's *truly* dangerous but when you start hitting the hemlocks it'll all be worth it. PS: Tom Scott sent us.
What happens when the beetles are successful and start to kill off the whoolys? Do they find an equilibrium? Do the beetles adapt to native prey and start a new problem? Do they just keep pumping beetles in until the job is done and we loop back to problem 2?
Your theories on why they all have these split trunks are of course reasonable, but I would suggest a third option next to soil composition and early life damage: maybe it is just a thing with the local population. who knows, maybe all the hemlocks you observed are the children of one pair of hemlocks that have a genetic tendency to grow like that.
Bro are you like a dendrologist how did you know so much about the trees? It was like you've been a gardener forever and were passing on all the knowledge you've gained over the years.
I recently found this series. It's a really fun idea. Here is a guide to measure a potential champion tree: th-cam.com/video/5Q-ZiQExVYo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=XhZgW9mOAAQQEqfR
As someone who's not American and also doesn't really have the health or transport to go out into nature at all, some of your videos are almost cathartic to watch. Makes me sad about how much I miss out on, while seeing stuff through your eyes which is very enjoyable.
You're amazing. PLEASE keep doing this especially the trees!
Nice work
Good pacing. The intro for finding your mystery champion tree transitioning into the educational exposition worked well. Made me care about it first
Hemlocks are considered an old growth canopy species, like oak and beech. They’re tolerant of shade because they’re playing the long term game. After pines and maples settle the clearing, hemlocks will grow older than them and succeed their forest cover, making these huge old growth stands. Hemlock forests are very important and uniquely beautiful!
Thanks for another great video
I really enjoy your videos. Calming and very educational and visual pleasing. Thank you.
We have a few huge hemlocks on our farm in CT. Nothing grows under them. The deer like be bed under them, especially when it's snowing.
Get yourself to Palmaghatt Ravine over at Lake Minnewaska in New York if you want to see hemlocks that will knock your socks off. Take the carriage roads then ignore the NO ENTRY signs as you slip quietly into the ravine. Watch your footing as it's *truly* dangerous but when you start hitting the hemlocks it'll all be worth it.
PS: Tom Scott sent us.
cities need more evergreen trees like them, they make winter look much livelier.
What happens when the beetles are successful and start to kill off the whoolys?
Do they find an equilibrium?
Do the beetles adapt to native prey and start a new problem?
Do they just keep pumping beetles in until the job is done and we loop back to problem 2?
Your theories on why they all have these split trunks are of course reasonable, but I would suggest a third option next to soil composition and early life damage: maybe it is just a thing with the local population. who knows, maybe all the hemlocks you observed are the children of one pair of hemlocks that have a genetic tendency to grow like that.
Theres a 100 ft BIG eastern hemlock on the corner of our street, its also split which is cool
Theres also a couple HUGE eastern white pines in the same area that are also split, interesting
You NEED to do a cemetary scout video for all those graves buried under those trees! And what's up with those ones that were all in a circle?
More big tree videos
Bro are you like a dendrologist how did you know so much about the trees? It was like you've been a gardener forever and were passing on all the knowledge you've gained over the years.
I recently found this series. It's a really fun idea.
Here is a guide to measure a potential champion tree:
th-cam.com/video/5Q-ZiQExVYo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=XhZgW9mOAAQQEqfR
This hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is not closely related at all to the poison hemlock that killed Socrates (Conium maculatum).
Nice video, but is there a reason you shot it in 4:3?
Faaaaaaar too few comments here.