Even in the northeastern United States, the blue spruce can rival the balsam fir as a preferred Christmas tree species. Unfortunately, also found in the northeast is a fungus known as the spruce ...

Blue spruce seems to have the greatest damage, though the fungus infects other spruces as well. ... Once infected, the tree will continue to lose the past years needles, ...

Colorado spruce (Picea pungens), the species with the popular blue-needled cultivars, struggles in Maryland growing conditions. As such, it is at risk for several problems that cause dieback and ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Colorado blue spruce is not native to Indiana (no spruce is!), and it often suffers from environmental stresses such as drought, excessive heat, humidity, and compacted or ...

I have a 1-year-old blue spruce that has started to lean. What is the best way to straighten it? — Michael The answer depends on why the tree is leaning. When a tree leans it either settled ...

LANSING (AP) - A nearly 50-foot blue spruce from Sault Ste. Marie has been selected as Michigan's 31st official Christmas tree. The tree will be cut down Oct. 27 and displayed outside Michigan's ...

I have a large blue spruce tree in front of my home. It is taller than my two-story home, and when I moved in eight years ago, it was a beautiful tree with only a few dying branches on the bottom 2… ...

The blue spruce in front of the De La Cruz home was only about 20 feet tall when the family moved in 37 years ago — low enough for Abby De La Cruz’s grandpa to dangle white lights from its ...