The tree produces pendant cones with forked bracts ... Photo Credit: Sitka National Historic Park / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 The Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) is a hardy conifer with a distinctive conical ...

But, it turns out you’ll need to put the festivities on hold and throw away your tree immediately if you spot a ‘pine cone’ like growth. And if you don’t, you could risk an infestation wit ...

walnut-sized hard clump - reminiscent of a pine cone - as it might not be as innocent as it seems. In fact, it could be a sac of 100-200 praying mantis eggs. Real trees are often an ideal spot for ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce from the Wrangell District Region in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, was delivered by two Alaska-based truck ...

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is hosting the annual Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday afternoon — marking the 60th anniversary of the event. “Spruce Wayne” is an 80-foot-tall Sitka spruce tree from the Tongass ...

Its arrival marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting tradition. The Sitka Spruce tree is 80 feet tall and 22 feet wide. It was harvested from Alaska’s Tongass ...

The tree - an 80-foot Sitka spruce named “Spruce Wayne” - arrived by tractor-trailer from Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Also delivering remarks were Tongass National Forest Deputy ...