The spruce budworm is eating its way through the balsam fir and spruce that make up much of the Northwoods in what the state's Department of Natural Resources says is now the worst outbreak in ...

The spruce budworm is a forest caterpillar that feeds on tree leaves until they are able to ... and they often drop balsam fir seedlings that help repopulate forests. After they hatch, spruce ...

Balsam Fir - Check for symptoms of Lirula and Isthmiella needle casts ... They leaf out before almost anything else and are therefore easy to locate at that time. All Ribes have leaves that are borne ...

The cold-loving balsam fir is North America's northernmost fir. Although it has an extensive range in Canada, it grows primarily in the northeastern United States. Its needles are flat with two ...

The native insect that feasts on the short-lived conifers has exploded throughout much of the state’s northeastern region at a level not seen since 1961 The eastern spruce budworm — a native ...

“Much of the balsam fir, and a part of the spruce ... Higgins said, which leaves UPM Blandin in Grand Rapids as the major fir buyer. Because Grand Rapids is a long way from many of the worst ...

Conifers (softwood trees with needles not leaves) tend to grow more quickly — making them ... dominance of White Spruce (planted and cultivated by loggers) and Balsam Fir, a conifer that, ironically, ...

The stunted miniature forest growing just below tree line includes red spruce, balsam fir, and black spruce ... a thin veneer of organic matter – leaves and needles decaying slowly in cold ...

The easiest way to identify a conifer is by its leaves, which are called needles ... The most aromatic is Balsam fir, which has blue-green needles, but the stiffer branches of Fraser, concolor ...

“Identifying the broad scale climate anomalies, such as a drought, associated with the reported sudden balsam fir mortality in 2018 could prove useful to determine the likelihood of future ...