Research has shown that terpenes released by conifers have anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory and anti-stress properties and are ...

With Christmas Day now in the rearview mirror, many Michiganders will be looking for ways to get rid of their natural ...

Nigel Manley decided to branch out and plant Korean fir trees several years ago. Now, a hybrid created with Balsam pollen ...

There are several farms in Massachusetts whose goats and other animals would love to munch on your unwanted Christmas tree.

Wreaths are made with the tips of balsam fir trees, harvested by hand by snapping off about 1 to 2 feet from the end of a branch. If harvested too early in the season, the needles will fall off.

When I buy a Christmas tree it is generally a fir, a balsam fir, or its close cousin the Fraser fir. Only once have I ever bought a spruce for a Christmas tree, and still remember the pain ...