HELENA — Helena's city commission met last week to earnestly discuss something that three years ago would have been a sacrilege: Logging Mount Helena city park. The mountain park, as iconic to this ...

Ever seen a cross on top of a pine tree? No, not the wooden kind. Around Easter each spring, some species in certain regions start to develop shoots with a familiar shape. This sighting has led to a ...

Scientists warn that climate change will destroy 80 percent of whitebark pine habitat in western mountains within 25 years.

Roger Snipes of the Inland Empire Bonsai Society prunes or defoliates leaves off a hedge maple he is training. (Pat Munts/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo For Roger Snipes, working with his ...

If you have a pine shrub or tree in your yard, spring is the time to control its growth. Keeping a pine in check is not a simple matter of pruning branches. “Pines aren’t like other evergreens,” said ...

TREES. INSECTS ARE FEEDING ON WHITE PINE TREES, AND THAT’S LEADING TO POSSIBLY DEADLY AND INFECTIONS. THE NC FOUR SERVICE FIRST NOTICED THE IMPACT ON TREES LAST SUMMER, AND NOW RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING ...

Some aspects of choosing a live Christmas tree, like shape, color, and aroma, are subjective. But certain Christmas tree species are better at keeping their needles and holding ornaments. Two ...