From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

Hardwoods, known as broadleafs, are trees classed as angiosperms with ovules enclosed for fruit protection. When appropriately watered on good fertile sites or fed in the landscape with a unique tree ...

The best artificial Christmas trees dazzle your home without the cleanup and maintenance required of a real tree. They also offer features no live tree can offer: the ability to re-use your tree year ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. According to National Wildlife Federation, there are two varieties of Douglas ...

The environmental pros and cons of Christmas trees go far beyond the climate impact of "real or plastic", scientists say. So what's the best choice for a green Christmas? In 1800, Queen Charlotte, the ...

Abstract: AC series arc is dangerous and can cause serious electric fire hazards and property damage. This article proposed a convolutional neural network -based arc detection model named ArcNet. The ...

Steve Bender, also known as The Grumpy Gardener, is an award-winning author, editor, columnist, and speaker with nearly 40 years experience as Garden Editor, Senior Writer, and Editor-at-Large for ...

The Christmas tree is a wonderful and historic tradition that we don our homes with every Christmas to fill us with spirit and to lay our gifts underneath. However, it is the birth of our Lord and ...

Calgary is a unique growing climate, with weather conditions and challenges specific to our area. We’ve picked these species as examples of trees that grow well in Calgary’s variable weather.