Three different theories trace the Christmas tree back to the 1400s or 1500s. Two others go even further back.

In anticipation of a hotter, drier climate, foresters across the Pacific Northwest have been testing new species of trees.

If your family enjoys putting up a live Christmas tree every year, these nine fragrant varieties are perfect for making your ...

The typical balsam fir tree is about 60 feet tall and 1-1/2 feet in diameter, although much larger trees (90 feet tall and ...

A professor emeritus at Washington State University, Chastagner is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on tree and ornamental flower bulb pathologies. In 2018, he received a lifetime ...

Christmas Tree Farms have declined over previous 20 years; those remaining farms are experiencing steady sales in 2025.

In the lumber-centric Pacific Northwest, Douglas and noble fir are the classic choices for a Christmas tree — aromatic, good for ornaments and able to last a few weeks. But with hotter and drier ...

Maine's small Christmas Tree growers say their sales are up this season, despite an exceptionally wet spring, a severe ...

Sometimes one Christmas tree just doesn't cut it. ‘Tis the season for multiple trees, sometimes one in every room, even the bathroom.

Christmas tree procrastinators beware: the supply of good evergreens is dwindling fast. Indeed, some of the county’s outlets ...

Police say municipal staff inspected the site and found the trees were left standing but had been cut around their bases, likely with a chainsaw. Many of the trees that were cut were older-growth ...