We all know them, and love them, if exasperatedly—the Christmas in July celebrators. Amazon is cleverly churning out Prime ...

North America's fir trees include the Christmas varieties (balsam, Fraser, Douglas, noble) and the lesser-known white fir. Learn how to identify them.

Confires like spruce, hemlock, and fir can easily be identified as separate genera, then as individual species, by observing their needles and cones.

Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) is one of the most popular Christmas trees due to its attractive color and shape, fragrance, excellent needle retention, and slightly upturned branches capable of ...

We love this Douglas Fir because of its wide profile and 1,867 branch tips with two different textures for a natural feel. The tree comes pre-lit with 650 white lights, and setup is very ...

Annual cold snaps have kept some invasive tree pests in check, but outbreaks could become more common with warming ...

SEATTLE — There’s an occupation underway in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood. Homeowners and residents, determined to keep two trees alive and out of harms reach of massive chainsaws and ...

Trees killed by caterpillar outbreak helped fuel recent wildfires The eastern spruce budworm is a native insect that munches on balsam fir, leaving some 1,100 square miles of trees defoliated or ...

North Carolina's Fraser fir is a popular Christmas tree, but it's under threat from disease and scientists are racing to try to save it.

Fraser fir trees can be distinguished for having distinctly flattened, almost stubby dark green needles on their incredibly sturdy branches, according to Michigan State University.

Trees killed by caterpillar outbreak helped fuel recent Minnesota wildfires The eastern spruce budworm is a native insect that munches on balsam fir, leaving some 1,100 square miles of trees ...