Dec 11, 2025 · The best lodgepole pine races are faster-growing than the local spruces and larch planted in the same area; but again, only time will tell if the advantage will remain with the …

Dec 11, 2025 · Pine incense was used in religious ceremonies by the Aztecs, the Mayas, and the Romans. Pines were mentioned in Greek mythology. Greek scholars knew a great deal about …

Nov 20, 2025 · One of many Christmas pleasures is the aroma of a freshly cut tree. Both spruce and pine have it. So do cranberry fields in the morning, orange peelings, and some paint thinners.

Jun 18, 2021 · The two-acre exotic tree plantation is part of a much-larger “boreal arboretum” on the UAF campus, which mostly consists of native spruce, birch, aspen, poplar and willow …

Dec 11, 2025 · I eventually found a tree with a spiral lightning mark and it followed the spiral grain exactly. One tree, of course, proves nothing. "But why should the tree spiral? More speculation …

Jun 12, 2024 · A new machine-learning system developed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show locations of likely beetle …

Dec 11, 2025 · Witches' broom on spruce trees is caused by a rust disease (a kind of fungus disease). The rust lives on the spruce tree throughout the year. Each spring, small yellow …

Jun 20, 1990 · However, a tree growing in the long-gone warm Arctic wouldn't look like a tree growing in the ancient temperate zone. Even then, a high-latitude tree would probably be …

Apr 1, 1993 · Back on the ground, I did a little research on why so few tree types grow naturally in the neighborhood. Winter's extreme cold easily eliminates some tree species hardy elsewhere. …

Jun 5, 2014 · The 200-year-old trees had aluminum tags on them at chest level and were encircled with silver dendrometer bands that measured tree growth. They were located a few …