Gary Chastagner, a Washington State University professor called "Dr. Christmas Tree" shows an example of a less-desirable tree due to fewer top branches, grown in a small plantation of Turkish fir ...

If you’ve ever been confused about pine vs fir, you’re not alone! These coniferous trees might look the same, especially in winter landscapes and Christmas markets, but key distinctions set ...

But certain Christmas tree species are better at keeping their needles and holding ornaments. Two Christmas tree experts explain how to choose between the many types of fir, pine, and spruce.

Is it a pine ... are attached to small, stalk-like woody projections. When needles are shed, these projections remain. As a result, the branches of spruce trees feel rough. Fir branches lack ...

These needled cone-bearing trees are called conifers. Example of conifer trees include pine, fir, spruce and cedar. Some shrubs which are conifers include juniper, arborvitae and others.

Often, the forests are filled with Douglas fir trees ... The Ips beetle only attacks pine species and usually prefers diseased, stressed or small pine trees. They breed in fresh pine slash ...

Softwood conifers include pine, spruce, fir, and cedar trees. But despite the name ... and manifests in either sharp-pointed needles or small, scale-like leaves. Although studying the needle ...