Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as the smooth gray bark of a beech or the peeling white bark of a paper birch, ...

The snow is intercepted by a conifer snow umbrella that keeps the snow off the ground. The thick interlacing needles of hemlock, pine, and spruce intercept about 60% of the snow. This phenomenon also ...

Feb. 18—LANCASTER — Experienced nature photographer Jodi Sylvester recently had "an unforgettable encounter" with New England's smallest owl species, a Northern Saw-whet. The town resident was all ...

We have a nice array of conifers, and any number of them are more likely than the far northern and western firs (unless you're looking at one sold as a cultivated Christmas tree). In Connecticut, some ...

Deer, while cute, can be pests in the garden, especially when they're nibbling on your favorite plants. Keep them out with this dense and unappetizing conifer.

“The Monarch” presided as the crowned sovereign of the 49-acre Old Growth Forest at Hartwick Pines State Park for years. It was 325 years old when it died in 1996. This Eastern white pine was – and ...

CommonSpirit is paying Tenet Healthcare $1.9 billion to sell its stake in Conifer Health Solutions back to Tenet. Tenet on Tuesday announced the deal to fully resume ownership of subsidiary Conifer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “My backyard,” she captioned a January 31 Instagram Story. Kim snapped the photo after Cobb County was hit by a winter storm, ...

As the Earth tilts on its axis away from the sun, cold and blustery weather sets in. Animals in the Berkshires employ various strategies to get through our harsh winters. Bats and woodchucks hibernate ...

Seattle’s large trees are disappearing at the very moment we need them most. As our climate warms and development accelerates, the city must do more to protect mature trees that are essential to ...

Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel collectorsgallery@kovels.com Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025 Artificial Christmas trees have been around since the 19th century, if not earlier. Trees made of dyed feathers ...

We spend a lot of time puzzling over our shade tree selections. Too often we settle on a green giant that ends up towering over our entire landscape, casting shade wherever it grows. In many cases ...