The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Forest Nursery is seeking individuals to collect black spruce and jack pine cones this winter.

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Researchers in Japan have found that the taller the Japanese black pine trees (Pinus thunbergii) along the coast, the deeper ...

Mini chainsaws may be a relatively new invention to some, but they certainly fill a long-awaited need. A mini chainsaw, also ...

Explore beautiful companion plants that thrive alongside black cherry trees. Discover pairings to enhance your garden’s ...

According to botanist John Thomas Howell’s “Marin Flora,” five pine species grow in Marin. Bishop pine, Monterey pine, knobcone pine, Torrey pine and Coulter pine can be distinguished from ...

Black rice is that rare trifecta of delicious, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing. This dark-colored rice, which is a deep purple-black, has alternate names including purple rice, forbidden rice ...

Bark – Dark brown to black bark that is widely split by flaking fissures into scaly plates which becomes increasingly creviced with age. Native to Europe and Asia, the Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) is a ...

The red pine tree, found in North America, can perhaps be best likened to the underwhelming cousin of the more widely known white pine. The qualities of the white pine made it a staple for the early ...

ITV Channel's Ted Chamberlain rolls up his sleeves and gets stuck in with the team breathing new life into Jersey's Railway Walk.

You’ve worked your way through the leftover ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and pie — but have you considered eating your Christmas tree? Between 25 million and 30 million real Christmas ...

The ancient tree was also known as a “granny pine” - a Scots pine that is older than 300 years old. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to ...