To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

One of the nice things about conifers is that they don’t dump leaves all over your yard in the fall. With the exception of larches, the bald cypress and dawn redwood, conifers — whose name means ...

In the tropics and subtropics, many evergreen conifers are endangered. Biologists have collected the world’s largest Podocarpaceae collection. They sequenced characteristic parts of the DNA of these ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a small specialty crop block grant to the Michigan Christmas Tree ...

Coast Redwood trees are one of the more than 200 species threatened by extinction around the world. J. A. Kraulis/Masterfile/Corbis Humans are pretty close with conifers. Each year, millions of people ...

Lush, sprawling forests, trails littered with cones and the clean, waxy smell of evergreens in the crisp morning air: Colorado. This state is known for its towering lodgepole pines, pale blue spruces ...

As the autumn leaves flutter to the ground, you might find yourself picking one up, observing its color and shape, and wondering: What kind of tree is this from, anyway? Oregon is best known for its ...

A new species in Basidiomycota, Aurantiporus priscus Niemelä, Miettinen & Manninen, growing on large, long-ago fallen and decorticated conifer trunks, is described from old virgin forests. We report ...

This week, Facilities Management (FM) Outdoor Services will treat a small number of campus evergreen trees that have red turpentine beetle infestations. Integrated Pest Management strategies used ...

Question: I have mistletoe in my oaks. Does this weaken or kill oak trees? I’ve seen mistletoe in conifers too. Is this a different type? Answer: Mistletoes are parasitic plants. The mistletoe species ...