A potentially devastating disease epidemic is attacking our region's most common evergreen trees. Colorado, Black Hills and Norway spruce have long been planted in yards and shelterbelts. Most of the ...

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

In the forests of Finnish Lapland, beneath which some gold is known to lie underground, scientists have found something ...

The new research suggests that substances like gold can accumulate and solidify in plant tissues and form part of its defense ...

"Phomopsis cankers are causing shoot blight symptoms in nurseries and a general decline of spruce trees in the landscape," according to a report published on the Michigan State University Extension ...

Bacteria inside Norway spruce needles convert dissolved gold from mineral-rich soils into solid nanoparticles, revealing a natural microbial process that could guide eco-friendly gold exploration and ...

Question: We have a spruce lined border to the back of our subdivision that our yard is a part of. Many of the trees are beginning to lose all the needles on a few low branches on each tree. It looks ...

A new study has, for the first time, uncovered a connection between bacteria living in Norway spruce needles and gold nanoparticles. This discovery could pave the way for environmentally friendly gold ...