The Christmas countdown has begun and for many, the season truly begins by putting the Christmas tree up. Unfortunately though, there could be some unwanted guests lurking beneath the tinsel and ...

It might just look like an innocent pine cone, but finding one of these small brown lumps on your Christmas tree could ruin the festive season for you. That's because it could be harbouring hundreds ...

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We've all seen the hilarious videos online of cats and dogs reacting to Christmas trees - from innocently sniffing around it, to brazenly biting it, and even climbing up it. Sometimes it seems as ...

All across Europe, families are starting to think about buying their Christmas Tree. But what they won't know is that most of the trees come from seeds harvested in Georgia, close to the border with ...

Look up the next time you pass a pine tree in Michiana — chances are it's loaded with cones. Conditions this season are ripe for an abundance of these woody reproductive organs of pine trees, and they ...

John Scoggin collects ponderosa pine cones June 26 in the forest near LaPine, Ore. Scoggin, who works in Bend and lives in La Pine, says he can fill four or five 42-gallon trash bags with cones in the ...