Douglas fir trees saw the biggest spike in mortality rates compared with previous years. An estimated 3 million Douglas firs died, across 190,000 acres, in 2022 — a massive increase of 1,650 ...

In Idaho in 2022, Douglas-fir beetles caused tree mortality on more than 30,000 acres of land; western pine beetles affected 2,400 acres, and mountain pine beetles caused damage on more than 6,000 ...

Charles LaCalle, a resident of Santa Fe’s South Capitol neighborhood, labored hard hoping to rescue the fir tree in his front yard from an aggressive outbreak of the Douglas-fir tussock moth ...

The Douglas fir, the state tree of Oregon, can grow incredibly tall and live impressively long. The oldest Douglas fir trees have lived to be over 1,000 years old. Fox News Media ...

Fir trees in Oregon and Washington died in record-breaking numbers in 2022, ... Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga ... Firs with root disease are also more susceptible to insect attacks, ...

The Northwest's Douglas firs -- synonymous with Christmas trees and lush evergreen forests -- are susceptible to a fast-spreading disease that's decimating oak trees in California, scientists ...

West said even in the best-case scenario, not all trees will be saved. Some Douglas fir tree stands are located in rocky terrain that is so steep that the team wasn’t willing to risk injury to ...

Arborists with Wind Thin Tree Service remove heavy debris from a home smashed by Douglas fir trees in Gresham Saturday, January 20, 2024. The ... a tree disease caused by a fungal pathogen that ...

"Not looking forward to how things will look in a decade." Homeowner seeks advice for coping with butchered tree: 'I thought it was a cell tower' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A little over two years later, on Jan. 13, the Douglas fir split the Bonds’ home in two. It narrowly missed crushing the Bonds’ 6-year-old daughter, Jojo.

Douglas fir trees showed the biggest mortality rate increase. There were 3 million dead Douglas firs, an increase of 1,650%, counted across 190,000 acres, primarily in the central Sierra Nevada Range.

A section of a Douglas fir tree with the bark removed by scientists to examine insect damage that led to the tree’s death following heat stress in the Willamette National Forest, Ore., Friday ...