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The US and Canada are fighting about lumber once again. The neighbors have feuded over “softwood” lumber from fast-growing ...
Spruce up your yard! With cold-weather hardiness, evergreen beauty and a range of sizes and shapes, the many types of spruce trees offer something for every landscape. Spruces are tall, symmetrical ...
The wretched worm that ravages spruce and fir trees and leaves a brownish mess in its wake seems to be everywhere one looks this summer, while options for trying to ...
A northeast B.C. First Nation finalized details about a new restoration project tied to a 2023 implementation agreement with ...
In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.
Despite the prolonged miserable weather during the so-called “spring”, the deciduous trees leafed out nicely, birds sing, and woodland flowers begin to bloom. On my home pond I’ve seen ...
A spruce tree in Saint John, N.B., likely dating back to around the time of famed French explorer Samuel de Champlain, is part of a forested area at risk of being paved over.
As a result, the trees are stressed and more susceptible. There are three major types of diseases that affect blue spruce trees: needlecasts, tip blights and canker diseases.
In a new study published in Functional Ecology, researchers focused on why spruce trees produce such a complex mixture of defense substances in their sticky resin.
The Oregon Department of Forestry is assessing damage done by the spruce aphid along the Oregon Coast after an outbreak in Yachats earlier in 2025.
A spruce aphid outbreak detected earlier this year around Yachats on the central Oregon coast is prompting ODF to assess the the damage.
Canada & Spruce Meadows home away from home for Czechia's Stanek You can’t begrudge Stanek’s preference as Spruce Meadows has become a special part of his burgeoning career as a show-jumping ...