Fir trees also have similar looking cones ... resistance when exposed to the outside environment. Therefore, the wood is generally recommended for indoor housing use, for sheltered support ...

Plant nutrients are essential to plant growth. But like most things, too much of a good thing can be bad. Once the growing ...

Need more privacy in your yard? Discover fast-growing firs, cypresses, and cedars that offer year-round beauty and natural ...

U.S. President’s promises to renew logging have given hope to forestry towns, but policies so far appear set to worsen their ...

Logging has a lengthy history in the Pacific Northwest and local industry leaders say it’s taken decades to find a balance between economy and environment.

Meanwhile, at second-hand furniture site, Vinterior, sales of pine furniture—including Swedish mid-century designs and ...

In Greece, fir and plane trees are drying out en masse, infected by fungi and possibly imported insects – How climate change ...

The most wind-resistant trees have deep, extensive roots, strong trunks, and flexible wood that bends under wind pressure ...

A government-funded campaign has begun spraying insecticides and biological agents on 240,000 acres of Maine's North Woods infested with spruce budworm, a voracious forest pest that killed millions of ...

One of the major players was Uematsu Timber Enterprise, established in 1906 by Kichizou Hirato. Based in Taipei, the company ...

Aphids are a plant pest that can quickly build up to large numbers. Based on questions I’ve had in May, this might be a good ...

Moose will browse on buds, bark and the tender tips of fir in winter, and deer will employ them for visual cover due to the ...