and identification tips. Softwood conifers include pine, spruce, fir, and cedar trees. But despite the name, wood hardness varies among the conifer species. Some softwoods are actually harder ...

How a tree's needle is arranged on a twig is of ... per fascicle is important for the identification of these coniferous species, especially the pines. Most pine species have fascicles of 2 ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee takes us through the different characteristics of coniferous trees found here in Indiana, particularly their foliage and the ...

University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an ...

Plant small conifer trees for birds! Seed-filled or berrylike ... site conditions and characteristics of the particular ...

Knowing the difference between conifer species is critical when adding new conifers to your landscape and when caring for existing trees in your landscape. Most conifers in landscapes in Greater ...

A new study will explore how pine trees adapt to climate change, with Michigan State researchers aiming to identify and breed ...

As are most members of the Podocarp family (Huon pine, celery top pine and plum pine) and 22 species of Agathis (including the majestic Queensland and New Zealand Kauri trees). Southern conifers ...

Like many conifers, this tree forms females in the upper crown and males farther down. (Gender segregation!) Sciadopitys, likewise, is monotypic, meaning a genus with a single species, or a family ...