Q. About 20 years ago I planted a year-old pine sapling in the backyard. About 15 feet away is the beginning of a small drainage creek. This fall the pine tree started shedding its yellowed needles ...

Q. We have a large deodar cedar that is constantly dropping needles, which necessitates a weekly cleanup. The needles also cover the plants below it. Do you have any suggestions to remedy this ...

Not much compares to the fresh, invigorating fragrance of a live Christmas tree. Today, most are raised on farms as a crop, but fresh evergreens have been used as holiday decorations for centuries. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some aspects of choosing a live Christmas tree, like shape, color, and aroma, are subjective. But certain Christmas tree species ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you have a mature pine tree with bunches of brown needles? It may be suffering from a fungal disease called diplodia tip blight ...

It’s normal for deciduous trees and shrubs to drop their leaves in autumn. Many homeowners don’t realize that it’s also normal for evergreens, such as pines, to drop some needles. “Needles don’t last ...

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The presents are unwrapped. The children's shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it's time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that are falling off your Christmas tree. "I'm ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When Lilian Matallana checks for the freshness of a Fraser fir, she rubs the branches just like any conscientious Christmas tree buyer would. The difference is that Matallana has ...

Putting up a live Christmas tree can be a lot of work. You have to make sure that the tree has plenty of water, sometimes having to crawl beneath the branches while trying not to dislodge any of the ...

WITH the big day over and one with, those of us with real trees might be suffering from needle droppage. As merry and bright as real Christmas trees may look, their dropped needles can be difficult to ...