Spruce trees are evergreen coniferous trees that grow in pyramid-like shapes. They are evergreen because their leaves remain ...

The name speaks for itself — Sitka Spruce Park on Amaknak Island has dozens of spruce trees, creating a rare forest-like sanctuary. Regional lands are known for their tundra valleys filled with ...

Ironically, decades of fire suppression threatened their survival by preventing natural reproduction, as sequoia seeds require fire to open their cones and ... expanse harbors Sitka spruce, western ...

prompting an inspection that revealed significant decay throughout the tree. "It was a difficult decision to make, especially with this iconic Sitka Spruce that has become a friend to us all over ...

Ridges of mounding ran along the slopes, many of them dotted with the tiny forms of small trees, some of them Sitka spruce, others commercial Scots Pine. A few of these saplings were dead.

So, they started planting a non-native American tree: fast-growing Sitka spruce, capable of rebuilding their timber resources in record time. And it worked. Today, about 12% of the island is forested.

is hosting the annual Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday afternoon — marking the 60th anniversary of the event. “Spruce Wayne” is an 80-foot-tall Sitka spruce tree from the Tongass ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce from the Wrangell District Region in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, was delivered by two Alaska-based truck ...

Crews will hoist the 80-foot tree up on the West Lawn f the Capitol. It's a tradition dating back 60 years. The towering Sitka Spruce is in D.C. following a long journey from Alaska. The tree is ...

A community group is pushing back against plans to plant Sitka spruce next door to a nature ... per cent), with 19 per cent native broadleaf trees and 18 per cent mixed conifer.

under the right conditions it can attack healthy trees. Recent findings in England have also shown the pest on Sitka spruce trees in the UK for the first time. Deputy First Minister with ...