The iconic Sitka spruce at Yaquina Bay Recreation Site will remain standing as a 20-foot snag with its distinctive feature ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry is assessing damage done by the spruce aphid along the Oregon Coast after an outbreak in ...

With arms that once flexed and reached to the sky, the limbs of the beloved Sitka spruce “muscle tree” at the entrance of Yaquina Bay State Park, now stop short.

More than a dozen spruce trees, offspring of the original 1800s plantings, stand at Sitka Spruce Park. (Sofia Stuart-Rasi / KUCB) The name speaks for itself — Sitka Spruce Park on Amaknak Island ...

The new findings could help researchers breed genetically improved Sitka spruce trees resistant to the spruce weevil (Pissodes strobi)."We wanted to learn about the genetic basis for natural pest ...

A Sitka Spruce tree that has welcomed generations of Oregonians and coastal visitors is set to be trimmed or removed due to decay. Oregon State Parks says the tree is suffering from extensive ...

Englemann spruce, blue spruce, and Sitka spruce are native to the western states and Canadian provinces. Note : Norway spruce is a common non-native European tree that has been extensively planted ...

According to the Architect of the Capitol, the Sitka Spruce is one of the tallest trees in the tradition's history. While most trees hover around 60 or 70 feet tall, there were two 88-foot-tall ...

Tree species with a large native distribution range (e.g. Sitka spruce, Oak, etc.) occupy a diverse range of ecological niches and trees from these niches may contain important traits of adaptation.

In searching more Sitka spruce, a group of lumberjills was sent to remote Haida Gwaii, then called the Queen Charlotte Islands in Northern B.C. to cut and process the trees which flourished there.

According to the Architect of the Capitol, the Sitka Spruce is one of the tallest trees in the tradition's history. While most trees hover around 60 or 70 feet tall, there were two 88-foot-tall ...