I wanted to see if Balsam Hill's expensive trees lived up to the high price tag. I tested the Fraser Fir, which is about in the middle, cost-wise. It was easily the most convincing fake tree I put ...

How much will strawberry harvests shrink when extreme heat harms pollinators? How much will timber production decline when ...

If you want an experience that has some semblance of visiting a Christmas tree farm, this is about as close as you can get online. They offer a wide variety, including Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir ...

The Colorado State Forest Service released its annual forest health report, a deep dive into the condition of Colorado’s ...

Ernest A. Korankye, Rajasekaran R. Lada, Samuel K. Asiedu and Claude Caldwell. 2018. Mechanical shaking and bailing of balsam fir trees influence postharvest needle senescence and abscission. American ...

However, Christmas trees are classified as softwoods, and are typically species such as balsam fir, Douglas fir, Fraser fir, noble fir, Scotch pine, Virginia pine and white pine. These softwoods ...

Western balsam bark beetles are infesting trees in higher elevations in northwest Colorado, according to the CSFS. Piñon Ips beetles and Douglas-fir beetles are also threatening forests in the area.

This year, the Conservation District is offering a variety of perennials including natives like black cohosh and butterfly weed as well as trees and shrubs like balsam fir, tulip poplar ...

For example, thick white cedar trees are more resilient to windstorms than balsam fir trees, but the balsam fir can sell at a higher price. The model suggested that a windstorm, depending on its ...