Today, the red pine is the state tree of Minnesota. What the red pine lacks in commercial value, it gains in ecological prowess. In a world where diseases, parasites, and severe weather can kill most ...

Arbor day was founded by newspaper editor J. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska City, Neb., according to the National Arbor Day Foundation. He proposed Arbor Day as a tree planting holiday in 1872. “It ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is encouraging people to connect with their favorite tree and the outdoors during May, which is Arbor Month in Minnesota. The celebration of trees ...

This year’s tree packs in some new symbolism. Within the last year, Minnesota’s new state flag has started ... and search for a Christmas tree in Pine city, or if I want to buy a local ham ...