The Scotch Pine (a.k.a. Scots Pine) is famous for its excellent needle retention, stiff branches, and durability. Once cut, this type of tree can last 2-3 weeks without significant shedding.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- State officials are advising Iowans to not bother planting Scotch pine trees because of an infestation of beetles and microscopic worms are killing them.

Pine pitch is accumulating on some branches or trunks and must be exuding from wounds or openings. A reader recently noticed that their Scotch pine tree has a lot of loose bark. Special to The Forum ...

Arkansas's lush, forest-green pine trees have been mysteriously dying across the state, and experts aren’t sure why.

This week, we meet the scotch pine, or Pinus sylvestris, which is not native to Indiana, but has been widely planted in the state for Christmas tree production. This conifer, also known as Scots pine, ...

OMAHA - Pine wilt is threatening Nebraska's Scotch pine trees, which number in the millions.