Spruce trees can be hardy and beautiful year-round, but they need the right care to stay lush and healthy. From choosing the right soil pH to watering deeply and mulching correctly, small adjustments ...

Spruce shrubs and trees are conifers from the genus Picea, which includes 35 species. Spruce trees and shrubs are characterized by a branch structure, called a pulvinus, where the needles attach. This ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Red spruce, Picea rubens, is a common forest tree of the Acadian forest ...