Blue spruce (Picea pungens f. glauca), also called Colorado blue spruce, is a beautiful tree with blue-gray needles. Being colorful and relatively drought tolerant, it’s a favorite of many homeowners ...

Scientists have found a connection between bacteria in Norway spruce needles and the development of gold nanoparticles, a discovery that could one day lead to more environmentally friendly ways to ...

During an October solar eclipse in 2022, a team of scientists traveled to the Dolomites, a forested mountain range in Italy, ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Red spruce, Picea rubens, is a common forest tree of the Acadian forest ...

We were pushing through head-high willows along a brushy caribou trail, five days into our week-long trek across Alaska’s Noatak valley, when my hiking partner, Brad Meiklejohn, startled me with a ...

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Shane Zavodnik examines an illegally cut spruce tree while standing in a frozen swamp in late November, on private property near Eveleth.

Back 100 years ago, the Norway spruce (picea abies) evergreen tree was popular and over-planted. For example, our 1-acre property had nine of these large trees when we moved here in 1960. While they ...

Q: I have always loved the look of blue spruce, and I see many Maryland nurseries stocking them. I’ve heard that I should consider alternatives. Why? A: Every plant has something it can be vulnerable ...

One of the reasons Glen Hemingson bought his home in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood was the thick stand of spruce trees in the front yard. “It has the feeling of a forest,” Hemingson said. But soon ...

The McComb Garden Club is inviting Pike County residents to participate in the Champion of Trees contest. This year’s competition will focus on finding the largest spruce pine tree in the county.  The ...