US Army Soldiers pose for a group photo on the National Mall in Washington D.C., on June 13, 2025 as preparations are underway for the Army’s 250th birthday celebration which will feature a ...

It's eating its way through balsam fir and spruce in what's now the worst outbreak in decades.

North America's fir trees include the Christmas varieties (balsam, Fraser, Douglas, noble) and the lesser-known white fir. Learn how to identify them.

In Minnesota’s Arrowhead, balsam firs ravaged by spruce budworm outbreak ramp up fire fears The native insect that feasts on the short-lived conifers has exploded throughout much of the state ...

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Deer don’t eat balsam fir but they feast upon white pine, white cedar, and other desirable trees. In northeast Minnesota, budworm outbreaks occur on a 30-to-60-year cycle.

The weather in New Hampshire’s White Mountains has, over millennia, created forests that are specifically suited to extreme weather conditions.

The most aromatic is Balsam fir, which has blue-green needles, but the stiffer branches of Fraser, concolor, and Canaan firs are better at holding heavy ornaments.

Maine wreath-makers ring in the holiday season with balsam fir tradition Maine produces millions of wreaths per year thanks to its abundant pine trees, which some farmers trim for a second source ...

The prospect of future Christmases without the scent of fresh-cut fir in New Brunswick, a tree species expected to decline and take some festive cheer with it, casts a pall on the holiday season. An ...

The balsam fir accounts for about 20 per cent of all trees in New Brunswick, and the tree is most commonly associated with Christmas.