Christmas trees—and conifers in general—have made some surprising cameos throughout U.S. history, author Trent Preszler ...

These small conifer trees for birds provide food and refuge in all seasons. These varieties are perfect for small landscapes.

In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

As we head into the winter season, we can see nature’s landscape change. The temperatures drop, animals begin to migrate or hibernate, the mountains get covered in snow and trees begin to lose their ...

If your conifer is surrounded by dropped needles on the ground, it could be a normal part of its growth, but in some cases it ...

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As the world warms, a new study is helping scientists understand how cone-bearing trees like pines and junipers may respond to drought. The research addresses a classic question in the field: When ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Bark beetles are the most devastating insects to attack pines, and they exist ...

The Western Conifer-Seed Bug is a true bug native to the pine forests of western North America that has quickly spread eastward since the 1950s. Pest specialists surmise that these bugs were ...