“I hate to see that old Tamarack go,” Frank says. “I think I’ll save some of the wood and turn a few bowls.” Amy pats my trunk. “That would be nice. It’s been a special tree. Maybe some of its seeds ...

Rain collects on the needles of a tamarack tree. (Brian Peterson/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Scientists have been racing to understand the once-benign beetle to see if there is anything that can be ...

It can be a challenge to find a tree that thrives in a cold climate, but it's not impossible. Plant this fast-growing conifer ...

DULUTH, Minn. -- Josh Horky had climbed the 65-foot tamarack tree before. In fact, it's the tree that holds the first-ever witches' broom he discovered. Horky, of Duluth, is a botanist and witches' ...