As the state's forests become weakened and stressed, they become more susceptible to insects and disease — even some that, at ...

Planted last spring but burned in last month's Camp House Fire, The Nature Conservancy returned to a plot of land along ...

Then, landowners can start to consider planting other species of trees. Foresters don’t want to eliminate balsam fir — or even budworms — altogether. Instead, they want more of a variation ...

"We have more mature balsam fir in the landscape and that kind of starts an outbreak," said Otto. The trees are already a ... a challenge to establish those species again. The impacted land ...

Balsam Fir - Check for symptoms of Lirula and Isthmiella needle ... Prune infected branches from trees. All species - Check for porcupine damage to Christmas trees. Porcupines may be visible now in ...

The balsam fir is small to medium in size ... in which case you'll be able to identify the tree by looking for the iconic buds that are pointed, papery, and reddish-brown. Frequently Asked ...

In large part, this is because more fire-tolerant species, such as white pine ... Anderson has made it his custom to drag his felled balsam fir trees on to the lake ice, where he stacks them ...

Christianson said the balsam fir fed red squirrels and provided ... removing invasive species, and planting trees on sites ranging from a half-acre to 300 acres. “Diversity in the stand is ...

Moffatt said he currently grows balsam fir and Fraser fir and has had a similar amount of tree loss between the two species. Although Fraser fir is more sensitive to cold and has done better with ...

And he likes to experiment with new species, branching out from the ... In New Hampshire, though, the business for hybrid Korean/Balsam fir trees is thriving. Jay Weir, who owns Weir Tree Farms ...

the Balsam Fir is your choice. Featuring flat, dark needles, the Balsam is one of the most fragrant species of tree traditionally used for the holidays. One of the downsides is its fragility ...