The Reel by @the_discogarden makes it seem so simple. Add some soil to an empty berry clamshell, sprinkle in some seeds, top ...

The best wedding day fragrances are more important than you might think. After all, the perfect wedding day is made up of many tiny moments: From the first dance, the cutting of the cake, to the ...

All living things die, which is too often perceived as a negative phenomenon. Yet, forest mortality yields an opportunity for both change and rejuvenation. These dynamics are wonderful to witness, and ...

Large, contiguous forest tracts with a heavy concentration of balsam fir and spruce are at the greatest risk, she wrote, adding, “An outbreak would not be of concern in southern Maine’s mixed and ...

The most aromatic is Balsam fir, which has blue-green needles, but the stiffer branches of Fraser, concolor, and Canaan firs are better at holding heavy ornaments.

And with native timber, such as ash, balsam fir, and beech not doing well, he’s considering planting red oak in his other timber lots, he said. As far as Christmas trees, he is now considering ...

Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees Red needles seen on a balsam fir are shown in this handout image from New Brunswick. During a drive down a highway in the spring ...

The balsam fir accounts for about 20 per cent of all trees in New Brunswick. But with its fragrant needles and triangular shape, the tree is most commonly associated with Christmas.

New Brunswick had a drought in 2017 with warm, dry days in the summer and a hot fall, and their analysis showed that balsam fir is particularly susceptible to drought and high temperature. “This dry, ...

Balsam fir trees like cold winters and warm, damp summers — a lack of rain kills young trees and growth of older trees is stunted.