Spruce up your yard! With cold-weather hardiness, evergreen beauty and a range of sizes and shapes, the many types of spruce ...

I would venture to guess that the most popular evergreen tree for Idaho landscapes is the blue spruce (Picea pungens). They are hardy and have an acceptable growth rate. They aren’t particular ...

Human skin isn't the only thing that can change color after facing the cold. Trees and shrubs change colors, too, taking on a special blue tinge after they are sampled and stained. That’s according to ...

Volcanic eruptions and cold summers leave lasting marks in the wood of northern trees, unlocking the secrets of past climate extremes.

Arbutus unedo, or the strawberry tree, is a fast-growing tree with evergreen foliage. This native plant originates in the Mediterranean, but today can be sourced from plant nurseries worldwide, ...

There’s nothing like picking out the biggest evergreen from the farm, decorating it, and waiting for the day to open presents. The trees are a ubiquitous part of the holiday season, but how did ...

Keeping your evergreens pruned a few feet off the ground will reduce its chance for disease issues caused by poor air circulation, especially on Blue Spruce.

To protect live oaks, the City of Beaufort will ironically remove four trees from the Evergreen Cemetery, on Bladen St. Four palm trees on the south side of the cemetery’s entrance present a ...

So-called dwarf fruit trees, a.k.a. patio apples, are gateway plants for budding urban permaculturists. One of the first things I did when we committed to an urban permaculture make-over, was ...

Of all plants, let’s not forget about our dwarf evergreen varieties, as not all of them are large. There is the short ‘Hetz Midgit’ globe arborvitae, the ‘Montgomery Blue’ Spruce, the ‘Dwarf Alberta’ ...

As you looked out the windows of your house this winter at all the dormant and barren deciduous trees in your landscape, perhaps you thought that a little green would be a nice addition this year. But ...

This year, the U.S. Forest Service is harvesting 2,000 acres near Lake George, going through forests to identify trees infected with disease and areas that are too densely populated.