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Trees killed by caterpillar outbreak helped to fuel Minnesota wildfires The eastern spruce budworm left dead — and highly combustible — balsam fir on the landscape ...

It's eating its way through balsam fir and spruce in what's now the worst outbreak in decades.

Plant trees besides the balsam fir to diversify what plants they can go after. And for professional help, contact your local soil and water conservation district or DNR stewardship forester.

North America's fir trees include the Christmas varieties (balsam, Fraser, Douglas, noble) and the lesser-known white fir. Learn how to identify them.

In Minnesota’s Arrowhead, balsam firs ravaged by spruce budworm outbreak ramp up fire fears The native insect that feasts on the short-lived conifers has exploded throughout much of the state ...

Deer don’t eat balsam fir but they feast upon white pine, white cedar, and other desirable trees. In northeast Minnesota, budworm outbreaks occur on a 30-to-60-year cycle.

BRIMSON — Bob and Colleen Christianson cut the fire risk to their property this summer when they cut and mulched dead and dying balsam fir trees left in the wake of a spruce budworm outbreak ...

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.