Your noble fir — or maybe you went for a blue spruce, or a Douglas fir — has done its festive service. Your tree can find a new purpose as wood chips or compost, according to King County. But how do ...

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With so many varieties sold as Christmas trees, knowing what differentiates a Douglas fir from a Norway spruce is key to shopping for a real tree you’ll love. You’re likely to see more than one ...

The tradition of using evergreen trees and plants for winter celebrations predates Christianity. Ancient cultures like the Romans, Egyptians, and Celts used evergreens to symbolize life and the ...

Erik Pauze knows a thing or two about evergreens. In fact, after decades of handpicking the Norway spruce that serves as one of the most famous Christmas trees in the world, it's fair to say he's a ...

The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be officially lit on Dec. 3 Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Dec. 3 Reba ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes' mascot is named after the Ohio buckeye, the state tree. Ohio buckeye trees can grow up to 60 feet tall and drop their nuts in the fall. All parts of the buckeye tree are ...

Trees and forests around the world are under strain from climate change. They also are threatened by logging and development. To address these problems—and to increase the capture of carbon dioxide ...

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was hoisted aloft at its new home in Manhattan on Saturday, marking the start of New York City’s holiday season. This year’s tree is a 75-foot-tall Norway spruce ...

Rockefeller Center is getting its annual spruce-up. The massive Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was lifted into place in the Midtown hub Saturday, marking the official start of the holiday season.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Davis Love III was a proponent of its demise. For the last year, he has spearheaded its return. Love laughed as he sat on the sixth tee box at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The annual Christmas tree tapped to be the iconic centerpiece of the landmark Rockefeller Center has been picked from a suburban Albany farm, about 130 ...