The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

If you’ve ever had a Christmas tree start shedding needles just days after decorating, you know how frustrating it can be. The good news is that some pine varieties are better at playing the role of ...

The needled branches of Norfolk Island Pine trees (Araucaria heterophylla), look right at home during the holidays! They can be decorated as Christmas trees and once the holidays become pleasant ...

Some aspects of choosing a live Christmas tree, like shape, color, and aroma, are subjective. But certain Christmas tree species are better at keeping their needles and holding ornaments. Two ...

Natalie Sare shows school children around Santa’s Christmas Tree Farm. HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Driving Route 92 from the San Francisco peninsula to the Pacific coast in late fall, you may begin to ...

So, you’ve decided to bring a live tree into your home for a few weeks. How festive! Now, it’s time to determine what type of Christmas tree you’d like—or, more accurately, what qualities you’re ...

If you are inclined to prune your pine trees, now is the perfect time to do so. Most people don’t prune mature pine trees, but many prune mugho pines, which are more of a shrub. Pruning these keeps ...

Workers at Strathmeyer Forest are in the fields this week busy cutting down what took about 5 years to grow. Over the next few weeks, these Douglas fir and scotch pine Christmas trees will be ...

Christmas trees may be harder to acquire, but that just seems to put them in hotter demand. Jolly Pines Tree Farm was so busy on the Saturday after Thanksgiving that they needed someone to help direct ...

Half the fun of having a Christmas tree is picking it. Owners of area Christmas tree farms encourage Topeka-area families to create lasting memories by visiting those farms this month and buying a pre ...