A large outbreak of the eastern spruce budworm is defoliating trees and stressing or killing them, which can then help fuel ...

After they hatch, spruce budworms larvae can defoliate mature trees like balsam fir and spruce until they are killed. Humans’ work to suppress fires may have also exacerbated the budworms ...

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The eastern spruce budworm is a native insect that munches on balsam fir, leaving some 1,100 square miles of trees defoliated ...

When people think about Balsam Fir, it is generally as a Christmas tree. Popular during the holidays, the tree is chosen due to it’s commercial unmerchantability, it’s aromatic aroma and soft, flat ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire crews put out a tree fire Thursday morning in Laurelhurst Park. Crews managed to keep the fire contained to one fir tree. At this point, Portland Fire & Rescue ...