Veinte Cohol bananas are a small, fast-growing variety with a creamy texture and citrusy tang. They are rarely found outside of the Philippines. But at the Fruit & Spice Park, a botanical garden in ...

It’s a big dilemma at Christmas: is a real or artificial Christmas tree better for the environment? It seems there’s not one clear answer and many elements to factor in when making the decision.

As most people have already picked out their Christmas trees for the holiday season, tree farmers are turning their attention to next year's crop and hoping Mother Nature cooperates. This year's ...

Even though the number of local Christmas tree farms is declining in Missouri, real Christmas trees are coming back into favor, said Hank Stelzer, forestry state specialist and natural resource ...

Many around Cairns will know Alfred from the family fruit orchard which he and his brothers converted into a sugar cane farm retaining the lychee orchard, the fruit the family introduced to Cairns ...

WEST GREENWICH – On one side of Big John Leyden’s Tree Farm & Nursery is a pond that’s used to water some of the thousands of Christmas trees growing there. When Tim Leyden checked on it ...

Are we decimating swathes of nature for a fleeting holiday decoration? Surprisingly, the answer is … quite the opposite. Here’s the reality check: Christmas tree farms aren’t ecological villains. In ...

Christmas tree farms can provide habitats for wildlife and are carbon-neutral. However, emissions from transportation and farming practices still contribute to their environmental impact.

There are some 15,000 Christmas tree farms across the U.S., from which 30 million trees are purchased each Christmas, according to the National Christmas Tree Association — with many families of ...

Will and Sue Sutton of Balsam Acres Christmas Tree Farm. Photo by Cassandra Hemenway. Excess rain caused by climate change could be linked to challenges with growing Christmas trees in Vermont. “The ...