Douglas firs, hemlocks and ponderosa pines are fundamental parts of Oregon’s natural forests. In fact, there are people working across the state to breed better versions of those trees to be more ...

These top trees were propagated and planted on a six-acre seed orchard at the Upper Mountain Research Station, North Carolina, in 2018. Some of the more than 1,000 trees in the orchard are already ...

SEATTLE — In the lumber-centric Pacific Northwest, Douglas and noble fir are the classic choices for a Christmas tree — aromatic, good for ornaments and able to last a few weeks. But with hotter and ...

North Carolina is a leading producer of Christmas trees, and the Cadillac of trees is their native Fraser fir. It is, though, an evergreen under siege. Paul Garber from member station WFDD reports on ...

ST. LOUIS — Charlie Brown’s sad, spindly Christmas tree would put them to shame right now, but eight tiny seedlings in a St. Louis greenhouse represent a small part of the attempt to preserve an ...

The endangered Guatemalan pinabete fir is prized for its scent, making it a target of tree thieves and the police who hunt them this holiday season. To protect the endangered Guatemalan fir, or ...

Imgrund’s Tree Sales in Bedford recently sold a 25-foot Concolor fir tree to St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C. Courtesy photo Now that Thanksgiving is past, area residents are looking ...