Spruces do not retain their needles for long, the needles are quite sharp, and the needles are not aromatic like those of firs. Norway spruce has very dark green needles. It retains them longer than ...

Problem is, you may not have the space to grow a full-sized fir or large Colorado blue spruce. That’s where dwarf conifers come in. These compact versions of the large trees offer beauty ...

Westbound frontiersmen and settlers did not take long to recognize the attractiveness of the blue spruce. When discovered in 1861, writers described it as “a finely shaped tree” and “the most ...

As the festive season approaches, evergreen conifers like spruce and pine adorn homes worldwide. But while Christmas trees bring warmth and joy into our lives, they endure some of the harshest ...

Conifers such as spruce and pine, essential symbols of the festive season, are adapted to thrive in some of the planet’s harshest conditions. Found predominantly in boreal forests, these trees ...

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In the lower portion of the mountain conifer zone, red spruce and balsam fir are both common. However, with increasing elevation, balsam fir tends to dominate. Near timberline, black spruce joins with ...

A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s ... The 74-foot-high (23-meter-high) conifer, donated by a family that owned it, was cut down Thursday morning in West Stockbridge and ...

preferably near water and especially in black spruce bogs. Breeding begins immediately when females arrive in early May. Nest: high in conifer near trunk, 8–12 eggs (May–June) is largest ...