Spruces do not retain their needles for long, the needles are quite sharp, and the needles are not aromatic like those of ...

I wanted to see if Balsam Hill's expensive trees lived up to the high price tag. I tested the Fraser Fir, which is about in the middle, cost-wise. It was easily the most convincing fake tree I put ...

With Christmas Day now in the rearview mirror, many Michiganders will be looking for ways to get rid of their natural ...

When I buy a Christmas tree it is generally a fir, a balsam fir, or its close cousin the Fraser fir. Only once have I ever bought a spruce for a Christmas tree, and still remember the pain ...

We think the best artificial Christmas tree for most people is the Balsam Hill Fraser Fir. It's an investment, but it's a lush and vibrant tree that will likely last you for decades, and there's ...

Cut the tree into small pieces or mulch it to use in garden pots or landscaping, which will return nutrients to the soil. Depending on the type of gardening you’re doing and the type of tree you have, ...

Wreaths are made with the tips of balsam fir trees, harvested by hand by snapping off about 1 to 2 feet from the end of a branch. If harvested too early in the season, the needles will fall off.

There are several farms in Massachusetts whose goats and other animals would love to munch on your unwanted Christmas tree.

Excess rain caused by climate change could be linked to challenges with growing Christmas trees in Vermont.

"There are all these beautiful pine trees, so it's really fun. I'm a maker ... I do anything that's hands-on. This is just another way of doing that." Maine produces a few million balsam fir ...