Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Spruce trees grow at either high altitudes in the southern Appalachians ...

The tree joining what is now NBC's annual tradition is an 11-ton Norway Spruce. It's 74-feet tall ... so far about the festivities and more fun facts about the annual extravaganza.

The tree is 70 years old and stands an incredible 74-feet high, Rockefeller Center said in an announcement. The 11-ton tree is expected to be cut down on Nov. 7 before it travels 135 miles and ...

Spruce trees that experienced long-term droughts were more resistant to future ones, while pines acclimatized to wet periods were more vulnerable.

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — In the minutes after the chain saw ran through the base of the Norway spruce tree headed for holiday fame, the 71-foot giant hung in stasis before it finally laid horizontal. It was ...

The 78th Annual Fort Worth Community Christmas Tree traveled 1,236 miles from Cadillac, Michigan, to Sundance Square. The Norway Spruce is the tallest live Christmas tree in Texas, according to ...

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Christmas tree was en route to New York City on Thursday from its tiny Massachusetts hometown.

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year's Rockefeller Christmas tree was headed to New York City on Thursday from its Massachusetts hometown.

The tree joining what is now NBC's annual tradition is an 11-ton Norway Spruce. It's 74-feet tall and 43-feet wide, according to Rockefeller Center. The tree is set to arrive in the city later ...