Hostas are generally easy-care plants that add texture and spark to shade gardens but a few extra steps in autumn can make ...

Many spruces, like the Norway spruce (Picea abies) and blue spruce (Picea pungens), can thrive in zones 2 through 7, and pines like the eastern white pine (Pinus strobus ... very large unless you opt ...

such as mountain pine beetle, Douglas-fir beetle, dwarf mistletoe and western spruce budworm, as well as high intensity fire.” Alliance for the Wild Rockies Executive Director Mike Garrity ...

The perfect conical symmetry offered by pines such as the Norfolk Island pine can be incredibly appealing ... planted in a large container (at least 30-40cm diameter). The dwarf Alberta spruce (Picea ...

The Sibelco mine in North Carolina is one of the most crucial sites to the global production of semiconductors.

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and ...

All of the buildings in Spruce Pine are filled with mud, and all the items inside are destroyed. On Friday, volunteers showed up to help.

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. The News & Observer and the Charlotte Observer have a collection of stories about ...

Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, the community of Spruce Pine, population 2,194, is known for its hiking, local artists and as America’s sole source of high-purity quartz. Helene dumped ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WGHP) — The area along the river is lined with local businesses in Spruce Pine. All of the buildings are filled with mud, and all the items inside are destroyed.

The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of solar panels and ...