More than half a million acres in southwest Montana have been impacted by conifer expansion. It used to be that fires would come through these landscapes and burn back the trees, but that natural ...

Common name: Red Tip mountain plum pine Latin name: Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Red Tip' Plant type: dwarf conifer USDA Hardiness ...

In the lower portion of the mountain conifer zone, red spruce and balsam fir are both common ... and American beech are the dominant species, with scattered white pine also represented. This community ...

Mark Kimsey, Intermountain Forestry Cooperative, explains the influence of rock type on conifer species’ nutrition and ...

The pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) is a significant pest affecting the establishment of conifer seedlings, particularly in Europe. This insect poses a considerable threat to newly planted ...