If you've been walking around your yard and noticed some of the needles on your conifers turning brown, don't panic. There ...

Yes, the Belgian government was recently forced to issue an odd PSA warning its citizens not to eat their old Christmas trees ...

Spruces do not retain their needles for long, the needles are quite sharp, and the needles are not aromatic like those of firs. Norway spruce has very dark green needles. It retains them longer than ...

Belgium's food safety agency issued a warning to residents to not turn their Christmas trees into food after a city's recycling recommendations included using the needles in recipes.

Beneath the deep shade of the boreal conifers, the forest floor is cold, dark, and damp. The ground cover varies from bare patches of partially decayed conifer needles and debris to a profusion of ...

A day after Belgium warned against eating Christmas trees, Swedish officials said that the needles can be safely used to make ...

Pine trees, as with any typical conifer, keep their needles all year. Deciduous trees, such as maple, birch, or hickory, drop their leaves as the days grow colder. This is a mechanism used to ...

As the festive season approaches, evergreen conifers like spruce and pine adorn ... Most people take it for granted that they keep their needles lush and green in freezing winters and blinding ...

Conifers such as spruce and pine, essential symbols of the festive season, are adapted to thrive in some of the planet’s harshest conditions. Found predominantly in boreal forests, these trees ...