A swarm of destructive wasp-like insects is spreading fast, and it could mean bad news for pine trees, holiday traditions, and your backyard.

We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

On one hand, an artificial tree can be reused every year. On the other hand, a real Christmas tree is biodegradable and captures CO2. Which one should you choose to minimize your carbon footprint?

A goat at Urban Growers Collective, a farm at 9001 S. Mackinaw Ave. in Chicago, helps recycle Christmas trees on Jan. 7, 2025. The goats strip the trees bare and their manure is composted.

Not everyone is buying 20-metre trees, but it wasn't long ago that this variety was so highly sought after in Europe that the then-head of Denmark's Christmas tree growers' association called it ...

For example, a 4-foot to 5-foot Douglas fir at Walmart is priced at $84.98, but if you buy same type of tree for $175 from a lot that gives the proceeds to a local homeless shelter, you may be ...

Much like his dad, “I have always been a tree guy,” said Kerry, 56, noting that he cut his first Christmas tree at age 8, and had pruned and planted before that. Kerry’s two sons also help ...

Drinking Christmas Tree Water The Christmas tree water is toxic to dogs. Tree water contains ingredients that nurture and keep the tree fresh, like fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, sugars, and ...

Inspired Life Man, 99, has worked at Christmas tree farm for 72 years: ‘Keeps me fit' “I’m happy, I’m confident,” said Pud Johnston, adding that his job requires him to spend time in ...

The number of Christmas tree growers in Indiana has dwindled over the past 20 years to just a few. Most pre-cut trees sold in the state are brought in from Michigan and North Carolina.