Maia Kikuyama admires an early Christmas gift of a keiki Cook pine. The plants make an excellent, easy-care house or office plant. “Most of our local Araucaria are the columnaris species (Cook pines), ...

What if I told you there’s a Christmas tree that can be left up all year without looking out of place? For those who prefer natural trees, it’s real, but doesn’t drop needles all over the living room ...

This time of year, thousands of pine trees are cut in the Pacific Northwest and shipped to Hawaii to satisfy the demand for Christmas trees. They arrive in huge containers, which often carry alien ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Araucaria heterophylla, or Norfolk Island pine or Australian pine, is a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Have you ever brought a holiday plant, such as a poinsettia, home with high expectations—only to see it ...

Many of us love the holidays and want to keep them going all year round. Everyone wants that baby Christmas tree to bring them joy year-round. The Norfolk Island pine is the perfect holiday gift for ...