“Conifers are a long-term investment in both wildlife and the land,” said Troy Holcomb, a DNR forestry specialist. “When ...

Annals of Botany, Vol. 110, No. 1, Highlight on Traits with Ecological Functions (July 2012), pp. 177-188 (12 pages) • Background and Aims The contemporary relegation of conifers mainly to cold or ...

During Minnesota winters, conifer trees such as pine, spruce and fir provide critical cover that helps wildlife survive cold, ...

We examine spatial patterns of conifer tree mortality and their changes over time for the montane mixed-conifer forests of San Diego County. These forest areas have recently experienced extensive tree ...

Pine weevils (Hylobius abietis) are a major threat to the successful establishment of conifer seedlings, particularly in boreal and temperate forests. Their feeding on the basal parts of emerging ...

A huge set of overgrown conifer trees at a GP surgery car park are to be cut down after neighbours complained. The enormous leylandii, looming over a row of houses in Skelton, led to a formal ...

After a short stint in living rooms, most Christmas trees are destined for the landfill. But they can have a new life by helping restore trout habitat ...

Eurasian spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus) burrow into the bark of Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees where they mate and lay their eggs. Major outbreaks in Europe have decimated millions of ...

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 ...