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.

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 ...

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

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

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

NEW YORK — An 80-foot-tall (24-meter) Norway spruce from the Binghamton, New York area has been selected as this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and will be cut down and trucked to New York ...

WASHINGTON — A 63-foot (19-meter) Norway spruce from the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia is on its way to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol to be the Christmas tree for 2023. Snow fell on the ...

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — In the minutes after the chain saw ran through the base of the Norway spruce tree headed for holiday fame, the 71-foot giant hung in stasis before it finally laid horizontal. It was ...