Female (left) and male spruce cones at the Arnold Arboretum. It's a more common sight to see separate male and female cones like this. (Courtesy William "Ned" Friedman) Every spring the conifer trees ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ State Forest Nursery is seeking individuals to collect black spruce cones this ...

A team of spruce cone collectors from the White River National Forest has been taking advantage of a prime window to stock up on seeds. Sent to a massive nursery in Nebraska, these seeds are intended ...

The state's black spruce seed cupboard is bare. So the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is paying people $85 a bushel — up from $70 last year — for the cones to meet spring orders for ...

One activity I enjoy while standing next to a conifer is to rub my fingers across the needles, inhale the fragrance, and ...

Moab, Utah • Blake Votilla stared up at the 120-foot spruce tree. He strapped braces with 4-inch spurs to his shins and clipped two large red plastic sacks on his climbing harness. Reggaeton blasted ...

Q: We had 17 spruce transplanted a few years ago into our new lot. They are about 10 feet tall. What do all the pine cones mean? - Pamela Sweeney, Abercrombie, N.D. A: Transplanting trees that are ...

Seasonal workers climb tree after tree to collect seeds that will eventually help regrow forests, an effort that could get the country closer to its climate goals WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how ...