The Pinyon Pine tree is a slow growing, compact, long-lived, drought tolerant tree. Pinus edulis is native to the desert mountains of California, east to New Mexico and Texas, and north to Wyoming.

If you are inclined to prune your pine trees, now is the perfect time to do so. Most people don’t prune mature pine trees, but many prune mugho pines, which are more of a shrub. Pruning these keeps ...

Do you have a mature pine tree with bunches of brown needles? It may be suffering from a fungal disease called diplodia tip blight. “Diplodia has become more common due to environmental stress and ...

Jack pine and other alternative evergreens have advantages over the red cedar, but there are considerations when choosing the right species for the job.

“The Monarch” presided as the crowned sovereign of the 49-acre Old Growth Forest at Hartwick Pines State Park for years. It ...

Hartwick Pines State Park is home to the largest remaining stand of old growth pine trees in the Lower Peninsula.

If you bought a live pine tree for Christmas, you may be thinking about planting it in your yard. Here in Tucson we are in Sunset Zone 12. Most pine trees that do well in our desert are imports from ...

Do you know what the state tree of North Carolina is? If you said the pine tree, you are correct. In 1963 the pine tree was designated the state tree of North Carolina, but did you know it goes ...