The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Half the fun of having a Christmas tree is picking it. Owners of area Christmas tree farms encourage Topeka-area families to create lasting memories by visiting those farms this month and buying a pre ...

I went shopping the other day, and it wasn't for a box of chocolates, or a new dress for my wife, or toys for my boys. It was for a Christmas tree. Shopping for a natural Christmas tree is one of my ...

Workers at Strathmeyer Forest are in the fields this week busy cutting down what took about 5 years to grow. Over the next few weeks, these Douglas fir and scotch pine Christmas trees will be ...

Christmas trees may be harder to acquire, but that just seems to put them in hotter demand. Jolly Pines Tree Farm was so busy on the Saturday after Thanksgiving that they needed someone to help direct ...