Besides its fragrance, the Minnesota native and keystone of our boreal forest remains a favorite for dense branching that can ...

We had our first winter snow storm this past weekend, a nice change from the warmer than usual conditions across most of the country. Snow is an important part of our local ecosystems, the plants and ...

If your family enjoys putting up a live Christmas tree every year, these nine fragrant varieties are perfect for making your ...

Balsam Hill is the go-to resource for top-quality artificial Christmas trees. Originally founded to create a more realistic-looking artificial tree for a family member who was allergic to pine trees, ...

Many of us are getting ready to pick out a Christmas tree, and if you’re anything like me you’ll be looking for a balsam fir (Abies balsamea). This tree has been used at Christmas for more than 400 ...

The balsam woolly adelgid, a tiny nonnative flightless insect, is spreading across the American West killing subalpine fir in northern Utah's recreation-heavy mountain ranges and canyons. Rsearchers ...

Once beetles enter a tree, both the larvae and the adults overwinter beneath the bark, Gale confirmed. According to Gale and ...

An insect called the western spruce budworm continues to be the most widespread forest pest in Colorado, but a bark beetle with notable infestations in places such as the Grand Mesa is the deadliest ...

Balsam Hill is a go-to resource for top-quality artificial Christmas trees. Founded to create a more realistic-looking artificial tree for a family member who was allergic to pine trees, Balsam Hill ...