GEARHART — Large Sitka spruce trees in the yard were one of the selling points when Angela Sidlo and her husband decided to buy a house in Gearhart a few years ago. Now, with their green needles ...

While the species is common up and down the coast, these "mega spruce" grow in only a handful of places, and one of them is the Yakoun Valley. During one autumn around 1700, on the west bank of the ...

A study has identified genes involved in development of stone cells -- rigid cells that can block a nibbling insect from eating budding branches of the Sitka spruce evergreen tree. The insect's attack ...

The towering, hundred-year-old Sitka spruce trees growing in the heart of Vancouver Island's Carmanah Valley appear placid and unchanging. In reality, each one is packed to the rafters with ...

TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, Alaska — The Sitka spruce soaring more than 180 feet skyward has stood on this spot on Prince of Wales Island for centuries. While fierce winds have contorted the towering ...

A study led by a North Carolina State University researcher identified genes involved in development of stone cells – rigid cells that can block a nibbling insect from eating budding branches of the ...