Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo) is a gorgeous conifer that is too rarely seen in Northwest gardens. Hardy to minus-10 degrees, the species originates from the mountains of Spain and Morocco, where ...

These unique fir trees can’t handle much heat, and have lost nearly half the wild population in 20 years. Abies koreana growing on Hallasan Mountain, South Korea. Koreans buy this fir species—which is ...

The future of an endemic tree and the ecosystem where it’s found depends, to a large extent, on stopping illegal logging and the expansion of avocado crops in southern Jalisco. The Colima fir tree ...

I trimmed my boxwood shrubs at home this past weekend and the whir of my hedge trimmer lulled me into thinking about the plethora of questions I routinely receive from gardeners and homeowners about ...

What: Aristocratic in appearance and slow growing, Abies koreana, commonly called Korean fir, has wonderful layered branches with deep green needles that have startling bright white undersides. Unique ...

In November last year, New York-based Good Housekeeping magazine recommended the 20 best types of Christmas trees for the upcoming season. Among them was a relative newcomer: the Korean fir, also ...

The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, ...

Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, according to as-yet unpublished research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Called “Firmageddon” by researchers, the ...