They’re compact, beautiful and low maintenance.

There are few trees so universally beloved as the conifer. In winter, they’re a classic, enchanting image as their branches droop with snow. In summer, they provide much-needed shade — and shelter for ...

As the last leaf of autumn floats to the ground, the burden of carrying the garden through the winter falls to evergreens. This may be an overstatement. The silhouette of bare trees and the tracery of ...

When you think of conifers, tall, conical shaped trees often found in public parks or front yards may spring to mind. But these impressive trees are far more fascinating than you may have realized, as ...

As the festive season approaches, evergreen conifers like spruce and pine adorn homes worldwide. But while Christmas trees bring warmth and joy into our lives, they endure some of the harshest ...

How can conifers that are used, for example, as Christmas trees, keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves? Science has not provided a good answer to this ...

It may be called a pine, but it isn’t a member of the pine family. And no, those lustrous, oversized needles aren’t plastic. By Margaret Roach If you can get around the issue of patient ...