Discover fun facts about conifers and which birds love the trees. Learn the difference between conifers and pines and much more.

Conifers, such as pines, spruces, and firs, produce sticky resins that protect the trees from insects and pathogens. Important components of this resin are diterpenes, special natural substances that ...

Can animals share the same space peacefully high above the ground in the treetops? A research team at the University of Göttingen has found that forests combining both deciduous and conifer trees make ...

Forestry Board Special to The News-Post Sep 9, 2022 Sep 9, 2022 Trees and shrubs are divided into two groups, based on whether or not they possess complete flowers and fruit (angiosperms) or have ...

When it comes to attracting birds, there is a guaranteed recipe for success. Birds are attracted to a backyard that provides the tempting trio of food, shelter and nesting sites. And what’s a great ...

The Scots Pine grows widely throughout Europe and Asia. Its distribution range extends eastwards from western Europe to the eastern extremity of Russia, northwards to Scandinavia and southwards to the ...

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 ...

As we head into the winter season, we can see nature’s landscape change. The temperatures drop, animals begin to migrate or hibernate, the mountains get covered in snow and trees begin to lose their ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The disease attacks both hardwoods and softwoods and can kill shrubs, vines, ...

It’s autumn in the Northern Hemisphere – otherwise known as leaf-peeping season. Now is when people head outside to soak up the annual display of orange, red and yellow foliage painted across the ...