Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger antifungal protections. These stolen defenses help shield the beetles from ...

One activity I enjoy while standing next to a conifer is to rub my fingers across the needles, inhale the fragrance, and ...

Increasing heat and drought are putting our forests under stress. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow ...

DEC said the efforts should ensure the population is sustained for the next 100 years.

Climate change is causing trees to sprout earlier in spring. Nevertheless, some tree species are growing less. A TreeNet ...

Order trees from Winnebago County’s annual sale by Feb. 25. Choose evergreens, shade trees, shrubs, and specialty packs.

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 ...

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 ...

When you're out in the yard pruning your trees, you might be tempted to spruce up your evergreens while you're at it, but ...

After setting up 100 Christmas trees to celebrate 100 years since the Kump House was completed, we are starting to think about a better landscape plan outdoors. When the house was built, it was on an ...

The figures showed a total of 1,589 species within the UK use the Scottish native conifer for either living or feeding on – ...

As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, ...