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 ...

SEATTLE — In the lumber-centric Pacific Northwest, Douglas and noble fir are the classic choices for a Christmas tree — aromatic, good for ornaments and able to last a few weeks. But with hotter and ...

CHICAGO — Christmas tree breeder Jim Rockis knows what it looks like when one dies long before it can reach a buyer. Rockis farms trees in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, where he and other producers ...

Christmas tree farmers in the North Carolina mountains are experimenting with trees from Turkey that they hope will help in the fight against a damaging pathogen. A destructive rot called Phytophthora ...

The search for the perfect U-cut Christmas tree begins for some families the weekend after Thanksgiving. Choosing which type of tree to bring home for the holidays is the easy part. But choosing where ...

Decking a live fir tree with lights and ornaments is an old Christmas tradition. But like any other crop, Christmas trees are already having to deal with the effects of a changing climate — and those ...

Priya Rajarapu grew up in a family that celebrated every religious festival, so her house had presents from Santa Claus and a plastic Christmas tree — southern India doesn’t have real Christmas trees.

Read full article: Holiday cheer shines bright at St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights tree lighting ceremony A plaque honoring Jordan Davis, who was murdered in 2012. Read full article: Jacksonville ...

Read full article: Monroe County bar appears in Super Bowl commercial Snow accumulated on Metro Detroit's untreated roads on Saturday evening. Drivers should remember to slow down, allow more time for ...