I never knew that old growth bark could change so dramatically, or that Hemlock could wait out shady conditions for decades. Thanks!

I'm tree lover too! I planted a Hemlock in my yard about 15 yrs ago. It's starting to get some size to it, and I absolutely adore it! My favorite in my yard. Thank you for speaking about this, I would love to see more of them if you have the time.

Astounding trees! I call them Grandfathers. Love it that we could bushwhack along with you. Thanks always, Adam.

Thanks so much for taking us on this adventure! I too love old growth trees. I am awed by these ancient creatures spanning time.

Adam, it's a pleasure to watch a lot of your videos. I appreciate your insights and your love for the wild, and your knowledge of so many uses of plants and fungi! God created amazing species for life on this planet 🌍!

I grew up near an old growth Eastern hemlock forest in Cary, NC of all places. Its since been turned into a park with a series of trails and observation platforms and is protected. I can tell you that by virtue of the terrain, this coved area is about 10 degrees cooler than anything around it. Pretty cool!!

@sambulate

5 ай бұрын

I live only about an hour from Cary. Thank you for mentioning this here. I definitely want to go see (and admire) this place!

@wildeyedfae

5 ай бұрын

@@sambulate in the early spring the bottom of the trail (a boardwalk goes around the whole bog) is covered in trout lilies! It is spectacular!

@wildeyedfae

5 ай бұрын

@@sambulate oh its called Hemlock Bluffs in case you want to look it up!

@sambulate

5 ай бұрын

@@wildeyedfae Thanks again, Fae! I'll definitely be checking it out soon!

@wildeyedfae

5 ай бұрын

@@sambulate enjoy!!

We had a very large old growth hemlock on the edge of our park. Every time I saw her I was amazed and in awe. She came down in storm three years ago. I was terribly sad. There are quite a few young trees around where she stood. I’m happy to hear that now they will get the sunlight to grow larger. Always enjoy your videos and learning what you have to teach.❤️🇨🇦

There are old growth and virgin Hemlock in Va., too. I have been captivated by this species ever since as a child, I found those miniature cones at my Grandmother's house.

Here in Northeast PA on my morning walk I was just admiring this old hemlock wondering how old could it be. What a coincidence 🌲

One of my favorite places in Brady's Run is a Hemlock Grove. It's behind the lake. When you enter the grove it's like the whole world changes.

@LongDefiant

5 ай бұрын

You can find it at 40.7294004, -80.3549276 If you start at the playground, cross the road and climb the (considerable) hill and follow the trail in.

@markmedlin7491

5 ай бұрын

I love Brady's Run.

@LongDefiant

5 ай бұрын

I tried to post the GPS coordinates but they got deleted. If you start at the playground and cross the street you can follow the trail up the (considerable) hill. The first switchback trails are in the grove (AllTrails is suggested)

@connormckean9765

5 ай бұрын

Where is Brady’s run at?

@markmedlin7491

5 ай бұрын

@@connormckean9765 It's in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Since you are a W.PA native I’m sure you have been to Laurel Hill state park many times. How does that tree compare to some of the Hemlocks on that trail? For those of you within a car ride if W. PA the Hemlock Trail is amazing. It’s short and easy to hike with a big time pay off with the virgin old growth forest.

I think those old growth trees feel your ❤

Beautiful trees Adam & thanks for taking us along on your exploratory journey's into the woods! Happy New Year! Looking forward to what else you have in store for us in 2024! 👍👍🌲🌲

We have some of those old growth hemlocks in the Catskill mountains to! My family used to have a farm in Delhi. New York, love those old pen locks, love the way they cast over a big trout stream and provide shade, the wood. They provide, the smell they provide, what an awesome resource!

I'm in Nova Scotia, we have a local walking trail with an area called "hemlock cathedral" and it is indeed as magical as it sounds! Very dense and mossy groves of gorgeous giants ❤ I love eastern hemlocks!

You're my naturalist/mushroom foraging guru. Why, other than you're obviously passionate and a genius? Because you live in a very similar USDA Zone to me, and on the east coast! I'm in the Finger Lakes Region of NY, between Finger Lakes National Forest and Taughannock Falls State Park. Both are loaded with Tsuga canadensis, which has been my favorite conifer since childhood. We used to live just at the top of a steep bank leading down to a narrow and beautiful gorge where I spent much of my childhood free time. I learned about this tree early on. There's just something about its steadfastness, shy demeanor (shade lover) and the graceful ways the branches dance in the wind. And those teeny tine cones! Thanks for including eastern hemlock in our circle of friends today. You're a blessing.

Children need to learn all this early and keep learning every year.

As one who has "bushwhacked" my way through a thick patch of Rhododendron to see what's back there, I can appreciate this even more!! Makes me SO miss Eastern Kentucky!! Thanks, Adam, for another great and educational video.

HAPPY 2024 Adam can't wait to see what this new year will bring to your channel

As a lifelong learner I thrive on information like the sort that you provide. I have purchased three of Peter Wohlleben's works and wondered whether you were also a fan of his? Thanks for all you do keeping Nature relevant for the masses.

Looking for a Socrates behind each Hemlock, Bill and Ted? I know wrong hemlock. Such a beautiful tree and also now under threat. Glad to hear they are treating them. Always good to see one of your beautiful videos posted. Have a wonder filled New Year.

To hear you present this tree as a being is a beautiful thing. Reverence for all life. Respect for greatness.

I loved seeing these!!! Thank you so much for sharing and caring. Eastern Hemlock has medicinal properties as well.

@connormckean9765

5 ай бұрын

Ooo what kind of medicinal properties?

How refreshing to see someone have such appreciation for these treasures .

Thanks to your video I just learned that the big tree in my front yard is an Eastern Hemlock! It looks healthy 🥰

Thanks, I have 3 Hemlocks in my yard. I planted them about 18 years ago. My friend has 45 acres in the ADK that is loaded with Hemlocks. This is a very nice forest😊. Take care 😊

We have several eastern hemlocks here in the Blue Ridge mountains of SW Va. It’s interesting to me that your area looks so similar to here. Thanks for your videos

Adam thank you for all of your informative videos. We live in the lower Hudson Valley of NY, and find Western Pa. shares much of the same vegetation as we have here. Sadly we have lost dozens of mature trees due to the Hemlock woolly adelgid. Dormant oil applications have extended the life of some😮 smaller hemlocks for a few years, but they are all now close to failing as well. ☮️💜👍

Adam: As a fellow 'burgher and forest explorer, I appreciate you and your videos! Thank you for taking the time to create and share them with us! 🩵🌳

Adam exhibits the ability to enjoy the wonders of the natural world as only nature's noblemen can.

it's a real treasure.... natural beauty...thanks Adam for sharing...👍

I am a particular fan of baby hemlocks. They line the road along my daily commute and this time of year especially bring so much cheer with their green at eyelevel.

Thank you! Loved this video. Eastern Hemlock is my favorite tree, going way back to my childhood. I feel fortunate to have been able to visit Jenkins Woods --- an old-growth hemlock forest in in eastern PA --- many years ago. The quietude of the place, carpeted with centuries of fallen needles, was other-worldy, populated with so many immense stumps and snags. Those hemlocks had truly been giants.

If you're in the spot that I think you are, we love visiting those old giants! We unknowingly stumbled upon them while hiking down to fish on the yough and were blown away.

I live in WNC and I love stumbling upon giant old hemlocks. They are beautiful and massive. There are efforts to fight the wooly adelgids to save the hemlocks. Such a great video.

I'm from the U.P. of Michigan, so am lucky to know where some of these old growth Henlocks are, and they are IMPRESSIVE! My favorite thing is to stand, and hug one of these, but some would take 2 or more people to get their arms around it. I have always loved hemlock trees, & really appreciate this video!!😊😊😊😊

Oh man!! You should totally do a series on old growth trees from as many species as you can find! I find that to be fascinating.

Lots of old growth Hemlock in Laurel Hill state park in SWPA! Great stuff as always!

Hi Adam, I'm glad to hear that there's still a few old growth hemlocks, still holding strong! Just about every large hemlock in Virginia, has succumbed to the dreaded Woolly Adelgid. Especially in the Jefferson and George Washington NF. Also in my front yard. I've been trying to treat it, but way too tall. (50') Keep putting out these great videos.

The fact that you go in search of old growth trees gives me so much hope for humanity! We need more people in the world like you! I absolutely love trees to. There's a lot more to them than what the eye can see. 💚

What's great is that in another hundred years, our offspring will be able to trees like this again thanks to conservation and guardianship. Thank you for taking the hike to bring that and the other old growth Hemlock's to us. Happy New Year Adam.

Love this video! I know the feeling you describe when finding these old ones! Here in the northern escarpment of the Catskills in a little dead end valley where I live and have walked for 50 years now are the home of these beauties too! Here the bark was used back in the day to tan hides. There are still many about in these woods where the Reishi likes to flower! Love your passion for the woods and all creatures! Thank you

Beautiful trees! I was just at salt springs in Susquehanna county 2 weeks ago. Lots of old growth hemlocks. Beautiful place

Hello Adam, love your videos. I grew up in the forests in Franklin and surrounding counties. Where i live, which was my grandparents house. They planted an Eastern Hemlock here on the property. Its huge and has been he fo over 60 years. I cannot get my arms around it even halfway. Its also a double tree and its amazing. I also have several white pines planted at the same time and they are monsters. The pride and joy of the property. There's also a stretch of woods that has trees that have been here at least sincd the revolutionary war, most likely longer. Monster oak trees easily a couple hundred years old. Back around the civil war they camped around here as well as the Indians. Finding old arrow heads is not uncommon. If you would like to see the trees and woods. Id be glad to show you around. Take care my friend and keep the videos coming....😎😎😎

This is hands down one of my all-time favorite YT channels.

First! Thanks for the video!! Central PA guy here!! Clearfield County! Love your videos ! Edit: Whereabouts did you scout for this video? Quran a Wild Area is AMAZING for a myriad of reasons.

Thank you, good to see old growth trees are still around.

You NEED to visit Cathedral State Park in WV! HUGE old growth hemlocks

_Blessed is God Almighty the Creator, Giver of Life!_

Again, a great informative video. I really do like these. Adam, some people might say you have what we call an "old soul." Thanks for the knowledge.

I dont have any kids but when i was a teenager I helped my mom plant a bunch of trees at a park nearby. A couple decades later the trees are massive and i know theyll be there for a long legacy with a lasting impact.

Great to go on this adventure! Good to know I'm not the only guy down on his knees, struggling through the steeps. Thanks for sharing this little taste of heaven. Beautiful footage!

I really wish you’d come visit our 25 acres near Ohiopyle State Park in SW Pennsylvania. I’d love to know what mushrooms and trees grow there. Thanks for all the adventures you take us on!!

I have state record eastern hemlocks in my neighborhood woods. It’s only a 100 acre forest but it has some of the biggest hemlocks recorded in MA. 2 of them have fallen in the past few years, probably because of adelgid. Very sad. They are breathtaking trees

@connormckean9765

5 ай бұрын

If I ever go to MA again I’d love to to check the place out that you’re talking about, do you mind me, asking where exactly the place is at that you are referring to?

I'm on the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau. There are a lot of E. Hemlock around here and many monsters, matter of fact there are three on my property. You can stand under one in the pouring rain and not get wet. I didn't know that about the old growth bark, I thought mine was getting sick, thanks.

Wow! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! I can't help but praise the Creator of these beautiful giants. The giant sequoias in the Seirra Nevada's are a sight to behold.

Adam, My husband planted 3 hemlock trees to shield our house from the north wind and are growing very tall over the years. We noticed one year that they were covered with the woolly aphids and also we noticed we had many hummingbirds but not many flowers. We did see the hummingbirds sitting in the hemlock trees. And found that the hummingbirds eat the aphids. Our hemlock trees are free of the insect. We are glad we did not have to use chemicals.

Thank you, Adam! I learned some interesting facts about hemlock. I found an old growth hemlock in a largely untouched area behind my home, in CT. There are also some huge yellow birches, beech and cherry. The birches looked so unusual, that I was amazed when I finally figured out what they are. I would love to hear what these old giants could say about what they've lived through.

Thank you. I grew up in Raccoon Twp. of Beaver County and spent a lot of my childhood playing in the woods.

Thank you for taking the time to teach the public about Western Pennsylvania. Your videos allow me to not only connect with nature more but with my friends and family who are nature lovers as well. In the spring time when the buds come out on the eastern hemlocks, my parents and I brew some tea with them. You should try it out if you haven't already!

Greetings Adam.

Trees are wonderful. I once spent a whole afternoon in a hemlock grove by a stream. It was a hot muggy day but in that grove it was cool and very pleasant. My husband took a nap on the ground and I sat and read. It was a very memorable afternoon.

Fantastic, what a great find. Thanks for sharing this magnificent tree & walk. Love your videos.

Thank you. Ive been searching my land that was timbered 15 years ago. Just one so far that I found and another that’s still living although fell over.

We are lucky to have some old growth hemlocks on our property they are gorgeous ❤ if your ever near Cortland NY would love to host you.

Thank you for the entertainment Adam. If you are ever in south east Kentucky, I can show you some very big old growth maple trees.

Great video Adam! I have 50 acres of hemlock behind our property here in the Pocono Mtns. Pa. Sadly they have been destroyed by overharvesting and then the Wooly adelgid. There are a couple old growth at the top of the very steep terrain. The dead I usually harvest beautiful Ganoderma tsugea off of.

Thank you for taking us with you to see these magnificent giant beings. Even seeing them virtually in their forest habitat is a wonderful treat.

Yes, ravines and steep slopes are the place to go for old growth trees, the places too difficult for loggers to get to. Someday i hope to get to Sages Ravine in CT where there is also an old growth Hemlock stand. Thanks for your wonderful take on the land, Adam!

Happy New Year I always enjoy watching your informative videos keep them coming all the best for the new year 🎊

In my local state forest, there’s a decent size tract of old growth forest. The white oaks get very large and the forest in general has many very large hemlocks.

Love the work you're doing, Adam! I grew up in the rural and farm community where woodlands were my playground over 50 years ago. Now, I live in the heart of the city and sadly miss being able to spend the day listening to nature.

Thanks for another great video Adam, I’m a Canadian and I have been appreciating your videos for years, your knowledge and teachings keeps me interested and learning.

nicely presented. as usual. thanks

Thank you Adam for another amazing, informative video. Always so fascinating!

Happy new year Adam. Thanks for the good work. I really appreciate your education and clear pronunciation of the things you talk about.

I know you are from Western PA so you should check out a park called Roaring Run in Apollo. There is a large amount of old growth forrest off the bike trial.

Come to Cooks Forest, and the Allegheny National Forest containing the Virgin Forest and the Hickory Creek Wilderness Area; there are lots of old growth trees, especially hemlock, white pine and red pine.

Hi Adam! I'm an aspiring naturalist in north-central Idaho. I have never been back east, but I love watching your videos. Your passion for the forest is obvious and infectious! One question: do you most often hike on public lands, national forest, private property (with permission, I assume) or along roadsides, or all of the above?

Great tree and information. Good to see the old hemlocks, tya kindly.

A delightful walk. I hope you teach at a university. If not, that's what you should be doing. Your enthusiasm is great.

Great explanation! I sure hope for some success in protecting intact patches of old growth hemlock on the landscape despite the quick movement of HWA.

spending time with an ol' wise one such as that is more reward than any thanks that a stranger from Alaska can offer you.... nonetheless..... thank you, Adam, for all the behind the scenes hard work you did for this video.... and all of your videos! It blows my mind you don't have more subs! I'm never disappointed when I click on your videos. Today... I clicked because I am grumpy. I clicked because your energy is the kind that I want to occupy my mind (the things you teach, your excitement in what you are teaching, the appreciation for one who does his research and shares knowledge not hype, respect for one who relates genuinely with grace. Thank you Adam.... for who you are and sharing it with others.

Great way to start my morning - in a beautiful forest- thank you!

Happy New Year Adam -- looking forward for what you've got in store for us in 2024🙂

You would enjoy a trip to Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in western North Carolina to see the old growth poplar and hemlocks.

Thank you for teaching us about our land. I really enjoyed this episode about the old growth hemlocks; they are one of my favorite trees. We have some in the woods near where I live in Massachusetts and that darned Woolly Adelgid has arrived.

Well done Adam! Happy new years to you and your family! Another job well done! So clean and concise!

Very cool! Thanks, Adam!

Loved your email about taking time to admire old growth etc.

Thank you for sharing the beautiful beings you were blessed to witness. ❤

Always appreciate your videos and your heartfelt love for nature. I'm glad I received an email notification for this video or otherwise I would have missed it. Somehow my subscribe was turned off. I've turned it back on. Thanks again for allowing us to experience nature with you.

So beautiful. Thank you!

You're the best Adam! Thank you!

Those trees are beautiful. All old trees are worthy of knowing, and protecting. Thanks Adam!

Such magnificent trees! Thank you once again for the info! We have the western. I’m proud to be a tree hugger!❤

Love your vids! Many thanks and happy new year 🎊

Adam, Thank you for your great videos!

Thank you Adam! Wonderful video!

I especially appreciate your reference to trees as beings ❤️