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Along with defoliated fir and spruce trees, Coloradans are likely to see clumps of dead subalpine fir at higher elevations due to the western balsam bark beetle. The pest affected 27,000 acres of ...

Balsam woolly adelgid is an introduced pest that has become a major threat to Fraser fir trees in the wild. An initial infestation causes swelling and dieback of buds and twigs and a heavy ...

An overabundance of balsam fir has led to the region’s largest outbreak of spruce budworm in more than 60 years, stressing and killing trees, which partially fueled last month’s wildfires.

The eastern spruce budworm is a native insect that munches on balsam fir, leaving some 1,100 square miles of trees defoliated or dead last year, the most in the region since 1961.

Quick facts White spruce grows best on well-drained loam and clay. Balsam fir thrives on moist, well-drained sandy loam. Thinning promotes healthy and vigorous trees. Harvest a stand’s balsam fir and ...

The 63rd annual Canada-Wide Science Fair began Monday in Fredericton, featuring about 340 projects, the best from 100 regional fairs across the country. It’s open to the public for a final day ...

The other is smoke tree (Cotinus coggygira), also deciduous, growing to a height of 15 feet. Varieties with maroon to purple foliage are widely planted. Faded flowers resemble billowy puffs of smoke.

Her project on using cyanobacteria to control root rot in balsam fir trees won the best senior prize in the discovery category at the platinum level, which is just below 'best project.' (Jennifer ...

Hejin Wang, a Grade 12 student at St. Malachy's Memorial High School in Saint John, had one of the top six projects. Her project on using cyanobacteria to control root rot in balsam fir trees won the ...

Notes: Top: Upcycled bergamot, Mexican green lime, sea salt Middle: Upcycled clary sage, Salvia officinalis, Mexican pine Base: Fir balsam, fir needle, labdanum, Ambermax, musk ...