A new register seeks to identify "champion trees" in the United States, recognized for their enormous size and big leafy ...

What does it look like? Black spruce trees can reach heights of up to 30 metres and diameters of 23 to 36 centimetres. The top of a typical black spruce consists of a cluster of branches. The black ...

Rotation lengths for black spruce range from 60 to 140 years. Seedling establishment requires a ground surface that is moist and free from competing plants. A broadcast burn eliminates woody debris, ...

Severely infected trees may have a tan to pinkish look. Infected needles fall off in September. Some species of rust can cause witches' brooms. These are clumps of small weak branches arising from one ...

Absurdly tame, it may sit motionless while observers pass by just a few feet away, and it may thus go unnoticed. Spruce Grouse are usually solitary in summer, but in winter they may gather in loose ...

In addition to being a beautiful tree that maintains color year round, these trees make an excellent wind break and for the most part grow quite well here. When we see diseases in blue spruce, which ...

The next year, NBC televised the tree lighting for the first time, and the tradition as we know it today began. Fast forward to 2024 and this year's 74-foot Norway Spruce will be decorated with ...