A spruce tree in Saint John, N.B., likely dating back to around the time of famed French explorer Samuel de Champlain, is ...

Red squirrels are entertaining and remarkable little mammals. Fleet-of-foot and extraordinary climbers, their specific habits ...

Annual cold snaps have kept some invasive tree pests in check, but outbreaks could become more common with warming ...

The iconic Sitka spruce at Yaquina Bay Recreation Site will remain standing as a 20-foot snag with its distinctive feature ...

A look inside a rare, 400-year-old tree found in the Lorneville area of Saint John offers a microscopic glimpse at the history and data that can be pulled from old growth trees as the supply of ...

The stroll was peaceful and the birds were singing.

Spruce aphid populations can naturally decline with prolonged periods of cool temperatures. For ornamental trees, sprays, trunk injections or soil applications are recommended.

Walking along a wooded trail in any corner of the province, you might see the odd tree that stretches higher than others, and has most of its branches near the top, typically spiralled and bent.Those ...

With arms that once flexed and reached to the sky, the limbs of the beloved Sitka spruce “muscle tree” at the entrance of ...

The aphid, known scientifically as Elatobium abietinum, extracts moisture and nutrients from older needles on Sitka spruce trees, causing them to turn yellow, red, and eventually drop.

These are lichens. Lichens are non-destructive, living organisms composed of a fungus and algae living in a symbiotic ...