No holiday is complete without picking the best Christmas tree. Here's how to pick a long-lasting, live X-mas tree, whether you want fir, spruce, or pine, according to experts.

Pine trees grow faster than spruce and fir and are commonly used as Christmas trees. They tend to dry out somewhat faster than firs. True firs, such as balsam, Fraser, ...

Example of conifer trees include pine, fir, spruce and cedar. Some shrubs which are conifers include juniper, arborvitae and others. Garden: Flowering plants that thrive in full sun and high heat.

The pine, the spruce and the fir tree generally prefer slightly acidic soil and full sun and have a preference for medium moisture. There are plenty of other evergreens to discover.

In the meantime, you may want to learn about the different types of trees that are available—varieties like Douglas fir, blue spruce, Scotch pine and more!

Pine, fir, and spruce are strongly antimicrobial, and anti-fungal. The pitch has more concentrated amounts of these substances than the needles and bark. Internal use of the pitch in large amounts ...

To tell spruce and fir trees apart, it helps to know that spruce needles are sharply pointed, square and easy to roll between your fingers. Fir needles, on the other hand, are softer, flat and ...

Reviewing the wild world of evergreens can help gardeners and homeowners care for and maintain their landscapes.

The term “conifer,” which describes most of the evergreen trees that are so familiar in the Iowa landscape, includes several species that can be distinguished by a variety of their ...

I would like to try decorating with a live-cut tree for Christmas this year in our family room. Could you please provide some advice on selecting and caring for one? — Trudi Hansen, Glencoe M… ...