The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, ...

The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, ...

How smart are you? Well, then, what is the most common tree species in Maine? If you thought pine, you are wrong, even though we are called the Pine Tree State. Or, if you said the white birch, you’re ...

Changes to the region’s climate mean consumers have some new choices at the tree farm that are more suitable for hotter, drier summers.

The U.S. has lost 90% of its virgin commercial timber to fires, insects and the woodman’s ax, and trees are still falling about as fast as they are growing. Big U.S. lumber companies have been given ...

My 2-year-old knows no one of that name. She wanted to see a tree. Throughout the pandemic, the two of us have trekked rain or shine to the green canopy of a solitary neighborhood Douglas fir. There, ...