With many people selecting evergreen trees or greens for holiday decorations, the opportunity arises to learn how to properly identify them. Several times a year, I hear gardeners talk about an ...

One important clue to evergreen tree identification is the way the needles are attached to the branches. The needle bases of fir (genus Abies) are expanded like suction cups.

Like deciduous trees, evergreen tree identification starts with the needles, seeds and cones. Pine species have needles in bundles.

Identifying features: Beech trees (Fagus grandifolia) are deciduous hardwood trees that are typically 60 to 80 feet tall. Their alternate simple leaves have very small teeth on the leaf edges.

The needles are 3-5-inches long and, unlike any other native evergreen tree, they are grouped in clusters of five needles. The needles are pointed, but soft to touch.

Identify what you want the plant to do, such as create privacy or display holiday lights. “A tree will live a long time, so it’s worth it to invest some time and effort in finding a plant that ...

You can do something to help these evergreens survive. A group of scientists called the Alliance for Saving Threatened Forests is enlisting volunteer tree spotters. The goal is to identify hemlocks ...

This state tree of Pennsylvania can grow up to 160 feet and live up to 1,000 years. Since the late 1980s, it has been plagued by the woolly adelgid, an invasive species from Asia that feeds on the ...

It's hard for me to be precise not knowing which evergreen and more about the situation. In this case, I would urge you to contact your county co-operative extension office; I believe most offices ...

Answer: Tree #4 Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) Clue: Tree #5 This evergreen tree is partly named for the colour of its sharp needles and can grow up to 100 feet tall and 25 feet wide. Found ...

The tree thrived on the East Coast, accounting for nearly a quarter of the trees in the Appalachian Mountains, but a series of diseases beginning in the early 1800s have rendered it almost extinct.