Spruce tree needles contain tiny gold particles — and they could indicate large gold deposits beneath the surface.

Money does grow on trees! Scientists in Finland have discovered gold embedded in the needles of Norway spruce trees.

A new study has, for the first time, uncovered a connection between bacteria living in Norway spruce needles and gold ...

Gold remains a valuable material and while it doesn’t grow on trees, a new study published in the journal Environmental ...

Rapid height growth may positively influence fiber length in Swedish spruce wood. A case study investigated wood samples from ...

Plants do more than photosynthesize - some of them make gold. Scientists in Finland found gold particles inside Norway spruce ...

Scientists discovered the Norway spruce tree can produce gold nanoparticles with the help of bacteria within their needles.

Finnish researchers discovered tiny gold nanoparticles within Norway spruce needles, a process seemingly driven by microbes.

Bacteria inside Norway spruce needles convert dissolved gold from mineral-rich soils into solid nanoparticles, revealing a ...

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is being cut down today before making its trek to Manhattan where it will be covered in 50,000 LED lights shining throughout the holiday season. The Norway spruce ...

Back 100 years ago, the Norway spruce (picea abies) evergreen tree was popular and over-planted. For example, our 1-acre property had nine of these large trees when we moved here in 1960. While they ...