Farmers and scientists are concerned Hurricane Helene floodwaters may have spread a deadly fungus to the region's beloved ...

Next to Christmas cookies, Christmas trees are one of the most important harbingers of the holiday season. While many folks prefer to use a real tree for their festivities, modern artificial ...

Fraser fir is a beloved type of Christmas tree that also offers privacy, beauty, and wildlife value to gardens. The Fraser fir tree (Abies fraseri) is a comparatively rare sight in the wild.

Tropical Storm Helene devastated Western NC’s Christmas tree farms, but buying a real Fraser fir tree this holiday season can help farmers rebuild. The aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene has ...

One of the most popular varieties of Christmas tree. These trees are valued for their strong branches, pleasant smell, good needle retention and more open growth habit, making them easier to decorate.

Connecticut farms like Double Trouble Acres, Locket's Meadow Farm and Lil' Rascals Farm are accepting Christmas tree ...

Booth’s Christmas Tree Farm is a family-run business that has been open for decades and offers a variety of services to their ...

As holiday joy transitions to wintry malaise, New Yorkers throw tons of trees to the curb. By Josh Ocampo Christmas is over, which means the Fraser fir in your living room will soon meet its end ...

Spruces do not retain their needles for long, the needles are quite sharp, and the needles are not aromatic like those of firs. Norway spruce has very dark green needles. It retains them longer than ...

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 ...