The conifer was the most effective out of 13 tree species in a laboratory-based sound absorption test. The researchers say the findings can help urban planners use trees for noise control.

Cedars and junipers are both evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the plant order Pinales. They have many traits in common and are easily confused, in part because some trees commonly referred ...

Over the past several days, the number of wildfires in B.C. has doubled. This annual dip is caused by a moisture decrease in coniferous tree needles.

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee takes us through the different characteristics of coniferous trees found here in Indiana, particularly their foliage and the ...

A new study on conifers shows that not damage to the trees' water transport system plays the largest role, but—unexpectedly—the length of their leaves' lifespan, and stem growth recovery after ...