SHOPPERS are rushing to get their hands on a faux olive tree from Lidl. The budget retailer is offering affordable ways to bring a touch of the Med into your home.

Removing tree bark is a key preliminary step in the lumber process. It's removed by rolling the log between two sets of rotating blades. The process also creates a more uniform rounded log shape.

Instead, its white, spongy roots wrap themselves around the tree bark and, along with the flower’s fleshy leaves, absorb moisture from the humid air, helping the orchid grow.

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study shows.

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section ...

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Watch this video to see how to make your artificial tree smell real. How to make a fake Christmas tree smell real The tree is up, the lights are strung and the ornaments are hung.

An artificial Christmas tree suits all tastes and budgets. Explore these tree options ranging from pre-lit to flocked and slim to upside down.

Wrapping will protect your trees for different reasons. SUNSCALD One reason to wrap is to prevent sunscald which occurs when the high intensity of sunlight during warm winter days warms the bark ...

Love the holidays, but not tending to your tree? Learn why one editor is going faux, and bookmark her recs for the best artificial trees.