The bird's nest spruce is a dwarf cultivar of the Norway spruce and largely thrives in similar conditions to its larger relative. Both trees are quite cold tolerant, with the common Norway spruce ...

George Weigel Last summer's intense heat caused this needle browning on a birds nest spruce. Q: We have two 'Little Gem' dwarf spruce plants that have been fine and very low maintenance up to now.

For that reason, I generally don’t consider them homes. But the analogy is apt, if only to convey the uniqueness of their ...

Just outside my home-office window, I noticed a bird’s nest about 4 feet high in some leafless shrubbery on a cold, winter’s day. I had not seen the nest in summer when it was hidden by green ...

The original Christmas tree was a Spruce, which is distinguished by its cone shape and whorled branches. The needles of a Spruce are attached singly to the branches rather than in bunches, in a ...

Dutch doctoral student Auke-Florian Hiemstra excavated a bird nest, and made a startling discovery. From McDonald's lids to face masks, the nest was built with layers of human trash — the oldest ...

For the most part, spruce pruning is not necessary, but it’s good to know how and when to remove damaged branches or control their size.

If they find an old nest, they’ll just spruce it up and use it. If there’s no nest, they’ll build a new one. I do think it’s a good idea to clean out the old nest, though.

One is birds nest spruce, a medium-green needled evergreen with a rounded habit and a somewhat flat top - almost like somebody sat on them. These don't spray out or spread out like junipers but ...

Driving down Bettendorf's busy Spruce Hills Drive, you might catch it out of the corner of your eye. Something different. Something different about that house near the top of the hill. Red. Yes ...

The bird that's experienced the steepest population declines in North America in recent decades is also one that few people have heard of: the rusty blackbird. Rusty blackbird populations have ...