Minnesota’s official state tree might be the red pine, but you should really meet its older sibling, the white pine. The ...

East Texas is a region known for lush pine forests. (Contributed Photo) East Texas is a region known for our lush pine forests. The combination of suitable climate, soil and historical ecological ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Pine forests are important to the environment. But recently, outside factors plague the health of pine trees in Alabama. Last year, southern pine beetles devastated ...

Everyone’s heard about the wonders of California’s coastal redwood trees. They can live for hundreds, even one or two thousand years, all while enduring West Coast fires, storms and pests. But there’s ...

An insect known for turning entire mountainsides the color of rust could be making a resurgence in Colorado. The pest is none other than the mountain pine beetle. After a roughly decade-long period of ...

A dead pine in the Black Hills of South Dakota, June 2013. The pine has the characteristic popcorn-like pitch tubes indicating beetle infestation. CATHY WURZER: It's Minnesota Now here on MPR News.

The melting of glaciers in the Rocky Mountains led to a remarkable discovery: a 5,900-year-old whitebark pine forest, including more than 30 dead trees that were entombed in ice for millennia.