Blue spruce (Picea pungens f. glauca), also called Colorado blue spruce, is a beautiful tree with blue-gray needles. Being colorful and relatively drought tolerant, it’s a favorite of many homeowners ...

What was once an everyday sight around our region is gradually vanishing before our eyes, but a graduate student at Virginia ...

Gigantic glistening snowflakes gently tumbled from the gray sky to land on thick branches of the spruce outside the picture window. Although I had a long list of things to do, the swirling snowflakes ...

Q: I have always loved the look of blue spruce, and I see many Maryland nurseries stocking them. I’ve heard that I should consider alternatives. Why? A: Every plant has something it can be vulnerable ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree… how hard it is to make a decision. Maybe you’re looking for branches strong enough to hold heavy heirloom ornaments. Or perhaps you have small ...

Want a real Christmas tree this year? Check out these Delaware farms offering u-pick, cut-your-own trees and more like ...

Spruce bark beetle kills and mayday trees are in the news these days, and I get lots of questions about them. An email from an old friend covers quite a few of the questions I have been getting this ...