The typical balsam fir tree is about 60 feet tall and 1-1/2 feet in diameter, although much larger trees (90 feet tall and ...

With so many varieties sold as Christmas trees, knowing what differentiates a Douglas fir from a Norway spruce is key to ...

The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, ...

A really warm jacket, an axe and a thermos of something warm are essential when on the hunt for a Christmas tree. But what makes for the perfect tree? "First, you're looking for a conifer, something ...

U.S. builders already pay a premium for the spruce, pine and fir lumber that B.C. produces and could soon face additional tariffs after President Donald Trump’s proclamation that America doesn’t need ...

Homebuyers and renovators hoping for a mid-winter price slump are instead being greeted with new all-time record high prices for lumber and oriented strandboard (OSB) building panels. CIBC analyst ...

A healthy new-housing construction market combined with very low inventory levels have combined to increase demand for softwood lumber in North America, according to the industry benchmark Madison’s ...

An analyst expects lumber prices will rise between six and eight per cent over the next couple of weeks, partly due to a limited supply caused by production cuts due to wildfires burning in British ...

Grant Wood, assistant professor in the department of plant sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, says the most important thing to do after chopping down a tree is to get it in water. (Darren ...