This spruce tree variety is related to trees that grow 100 feet or taller. The most popular landscape idea for a dwarf Alberta spruce is for foundation plantings, used as a large shrub or small s ...

Whether you want to plant trees for environmental reasons or just to spruce up your yard, a good way to start is by researching the specific needs of the trees in mind. Some need more water, some ...

The gold-tipped Oriental spruce (Picea orientalis ‘Aursospicata’) is a low-maintenance tree that’s sure to add high drama to any landscape. New growth is a bright chartreuse-gold, maturing ...

Back 100 years ago, the Norway spruce (picea abies) evergreen tree was popular and over-planted. For example, our 1-acre property had nine of these large trees when we moved here in 1960. While ...

Shapely evergreens don’t just grow straight out of the ground in top condition. Success in festive tree farming is a moving target.

Weeping blue spruce is an evergreen, with the bluest needles being the youngest ones, which eventually fade into a silvery-green. The 'Pendula' variety is a dwarf weeping tree that will take on ...

A spruce bark beetle-killed tree on the Anchorage hillside. (Loren Holmes / ADN) I am getting crushed by emails asking what to plant once beetle-killed spruce trees are removed.