It’s a win-win,” said Jonathan Carr, of Carr’s Cider House in Hadley. “It is a nice break for them. It kind of breaks up the ...

Real Christmas trees are nostalgic, but for something long-lasting, faux trees—which also require zero cleanup—could be worth the switch. But realism is just as important as upkeep and durability when ...

Purdue Landscape Report: So, what do trees do in the winter? Do they freeze up like unprotected water pipes? Or burst when it gets below freezing? Yes, the below-ground parts of a tree are kept ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more When I lived in New England, Christmas tree farms were a dime a dozen. That is why I was shocked when I ...

On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, ...

Filaments of fungi intertwine with the tips of tree roots to form underground networks that seem to benefit both organisms: the filaments, called hyphae, break down minerals in the soil that trees can ...

Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties have convenience and recycling sites for residents to drop off Christmas trees ...

I love trees and am not immune to hugging them. It may not be rational, but when I’m near one of these quiet giants, I feel like they are kin—ancient grandparents, or at least benevolent witnesses of ...

Urban trees can help cut air pollution from New York to Beijing, but which trees do the best job? Future Planet weighs up the options. Cities usually come at the price of green space. Since ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management is providing guidance to property owners, organizations and towns that plan to accept natural Christmas trees for use ...

Trees are "social creatures" that communicate with each other in cooperative ways that hold lessons for humans, too, ecologist Suzanne Simard says. Simard grew up in Canadian forests as a descendant ...

Many people who celebrate Christmas have already decorated their own evergreens this year. But shortages of Christmas trees and price hikes have also become somewhat of a holiday tradition. Here’s a ...