The native insect that feasts on the short-lived conifers has exploded throughout much of the state’s northeastern region at ...

We have another state record right here in Koochiching county. Balsam fir’s scientific name is Abies balsamea. It is often misidentified as a Christmas tree or pine tree. It is not a pine tree ...

In the mud and wind-driven sleet, Craig Cartwright unjammed the tired cogs of the elevator tasked with carrying Christmas ...

The work was made possible through the Arrowhead Forest Partnership, an agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and five northeastern Minnesota ...

As I was reviewing options for our guide to the best artificial Christmas trees, I wanted to see if Balsam Hill's expensive trees lived up to the high price tag. I tested the Fraser Fir ...

These big fir trees provided beauty as holiday decor and then were used for the enjoyment of a very happy bison and other large mammals at a Chicago zoo. More than 900 Balsam fir trees used during ...

A written deputation by one resident requesting a tree removal has prompted council to ask administration to take on the ...

and MacDonald, M. 2019. Lipids and fatty acid changes are linked to needle abscission in postharvest balsam fir. Journal of Plant Growth Regul. (Accepted; revised manuscript submitted). Jose, S., and ...

More than anything, he was drawn to the site by the trees. “There was this beautiful thicket of balsam fir. It looked like a Christmas tree farm, so that’s where I built,” said Anderson ...