Anywhere else in the world, more trees would be a blessing. But in the far north of Alaska, they’re a reckoning. As the Arctic warms up to four times as fast as the rest of the planet, white spruce ...

We were pushing through head-high willows along a brushy caribou trail, five days into our week-long trek across Alaska's Noatak valley, when my hiking partner, Brad Meiklejohn, startled me with a ...

An 88-foot tall white spruce tree near Cass Lake, Minn., begins a 2,000-mile journey on Wednesday, when it will be cut down and readied for its new role as the U.S. Capitol’s Christmas tree. The tree, ...

Blue spruce (Picea pungens f. glauca), also called Colorado blue spruce, is a beautiful tree with blue-gray needles. Being colorful and relatively drought tolerant, it’s a favorite of many homeowners ...

Carrying on a cherished tradition, Boston’s official Christmas tree is coming from Nova Scotia to take its honored place on Boston Common. This year’s tree is a 45-foot-tall white spruce donated by ...

Some aspects of choosing a live Christmas tree, like shape, color, and aroma, are subjective. But certain Christmas tree species are better at keeping their needles and holding ornaments. Two ...