Ironically, what made the spruce a fantastic Christmas tree also made it structurally weak: The branches that spanned 46 feet in diameter left lots of knots in the wood, so the beams were mainly used ...

After providing memories over the holiday season, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will leave a lasting legacy for one ...

The tree has a dense, highly resinous wood that is a formidable ... but can only grow new tissue by tapping energy reserves stored from the previous year. Indeed, the bristlecone pine goes in ...

The iconic Rockefeller Christmas tree is repurposed for housing by Habitat for Humanity, with the 2021 tree used to help ...