Deciduous and coniferous trees vary in many more ways than only leaf types. Learn these differences and you'll know which ...

Conifers are evolutionarily older than broad-leaved deciduous trees. They evolved under much more inhospitable conditions and so are better adapted to thin, nutrient-poor soils than their ...

These needled cone-bearing trees are called conifers. Example of conifer trees include pine, fir, spruce and cedar. Some shrubs which are conifers include juniper, arborvitae and others.

Conifers are evolutionarily older than broad-leaved deciduous trees. They evolved under much more inhospitable conditions and so are better adapted to thin, nutrient-poor soils than their ...

Deciduous trees sprout leaves in the spring and shed them in the fall. ... Deciduous people admire conifer’s dedication, but they could never be so motivationally monogamous.

Let’s cover some basic conifer identification and some principles of selection for your landscape. A conifer is a cone-bearing plant. Cones come in many shapes and sizes, and not every cone resembles ...

Thin, often drooping conifer needles catch less snow than the broad leaves of deciduous trees. Indeed, when deciduous trees lose branches to snowstorms, it is generally during storms on the edges ...

Trees and shrubs that are green all year give winter interest when deciduous trees have shed their leaves. All evergreens, and conifers, in particular, give the garden color and texture, making ...

With December shrouding us with winter weather, identifying deciduous trees barren of leaves now requires disciplined attention to precise combinations of small details. I am used to doing this ...

Can animals share the same space peacefully high above the ground in the treetops? A research team at the University of Göttingen has found that forests combining both deciduous and conifer trees make ...

Conifers, such as pines, firs, spruces and junipers, are about the only trees that keep their foliage during the winter in the northern United States. These trees produce scale-like leaves or ...

Most conifers are evergreen trees, but a few are deciduous. Pines have needles that are bundled together at their base by a papery sheath called a fascicle. Needles are typically in bundles of 2, 3, ...