An Ashland reader recently noticed some curious little, almost lantern-like attachment appearing on her spruce. At first glance, these little cocoons looked like little lanterns in her evergreen.

Nature gives rise to fascinating adaptations, which can sometimes lead to organisms living in some strange situations. The relationship between bark beetles, spruce trees, and a type of fungus is a ...

A reader says dense Sitka spruce plantations are being planted where forests were never meant to be in land that cannot hold ...

Festive food, it seems, gets weirder, more ridiculous and less appetising every year. Among the horrors I've come across are gingerbread-infused cheese and prosecco-flavoured crisps... and don't get ...

Build your own spruce tree house in Minecraft with this creative and cozy design. Perfect for survival or creative players, this build blends into forest biomes and gives you the perfect elevated ...

A few weeks back, a “brands vs. trees” graphic caught my attention and I played along. Naming the logos came easily, and I quickly identified six out of six logos correctly. Then came the leaves and ...

Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees ...

Paul Scholz watched the tree grow from a sapling in Elsa, Yukon, to a towering spruce at his family home Media | It started as a sapling given to a young Paul Scholz in Elsa, Yukon, decades ago, ...

It’s a win-win,” said Jonathan Carr, of Carr’s Cider House in Hadley. “It is a nice break for them. It kind of breaks up the ...

It had accomplished its mission to inspire residents and to protect the waterfront. At age 45, Betty Gardner enrolled in a ...

Backyard Farmer looks at potential problems with trees and more. Backyard Farmer looks at potential problems with trees and new hardscape trends in the horticulture industry. The Backyard Farmer ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The brilliant fall foliage of Bradford Pear trees may make them an attractive sight across many neighborhoods this time of year — but horticulture experts say the species comes with ...