German wild plant expert and author of the German-language cookbook "Tasty Trees." As well as lime, the leaves and needles of maple, beech, Douglas fir, spruce, pine, larch and silver fir are also ...

Most needle-leaved trees, known as conifers, which include pines and spruce, retain needles year-round – with exceptions of some deciduous evergreens such as larch and bald cypress– only losing older, ...

Optimal elevation for growth and development occurs roughly at 5000 feet, however at these elevations there is competition with other trees such as Norway spruce (Picea abies) or Silver fir (Abies ...