Is that tree a pine, a fir or a spruce? Here's a handy guide to identifying the many species of trees populating Central ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Increases in mortality among Douglas firs in the Klamath Mountains are the result of multiple factors that have the iconic tree in a “decline spiral” in parts of the region, a ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- If you want to impress your friends with your tree knowledge on your next hike, check out the upcoming class from UI Extension Forestry. On April 26, The UI Extension Forestry, ...

Christmas trees are big business out West, but a hotter climate means challenges for tree growers. John Tillman owns Tillman Christmas Trees and has acres of Noble, Nordmann, Fraser, Korean and ...

With the freezing temperatures and the snow blanketing the ground right now, it is mentally refreshing to look outside and see some green. When you were young you may have called all green trees in ...

Fraser fir is the classic Christmas tree — popular, shapely, with great needle retention and strong, silvery branches. It's the Cadillac of the cut-your-own tree lot. But what would it take to send ...

Consumers still have an array of choices as supplies tighten for some Christmas tree species. Michigan farms and tree lots offer an array of great Christmas tree choices. While it’s true that supplies ...

Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Called “Firmageddon” by researchers, the ...

An aerial survey conducted this past summer by the U.S. Forest Service and the Oregon Department of Forestry found more than 1 million acres with dead or dying fir trees in Oregon, the largest amount ...