Eastern Hemlock is a type of hardwood tree. It shares the same name with the famous poisonous
plant known also as Hemlock. The difference between the tree and the
plant is that the plant is used to kill, and is commonly referred to as a "suicide plant" while the hemlock tree is a type of ever-green.
The Hemlock tree is being attacked by insects known as "Wooly Adelgid" which feeds ONLY on Hemlock trees. At the current rate that Wooly Adelgid are eating Hemlocks, the tree is estimated to
go extinct in about 40-50 years
time.