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.

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 ...

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

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.

Nest-building isn't just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.