The origin of the Christmas tree began, as the story goes, in 1536 by the German Protestant Reformation founder Martin Luther. Walking through a pine forest near his home in Wittenberg, he saw stars ...

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, a former leader of the Greens, therefore tasked Nehammer with forming a government. Now that Nehammer is stepping down, the two most likely options are ...

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Saturday that he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People’s Party ...

Mr Nehammer has been trying to assemble a coalition of his Austrian People’s Party with the centre-left Social Democrats and the liberal Neos party. Mr Nehammer’s party and the Social Democrats have ...

According to botanist John Thomas Howell’s “Marin Flora,” five pine species grow in Marin. Bishop pine, Monterey pine, knobcone pine, Torrey pine and Coulter pine can be distinguished from ...

Leaves – Evergreen needles are 2 per fascicle; about 5” long; dark green; stout; rigid; sharply pointed. Twigs and buds – Opposite branching with waxy and resinous buds. Cones/flowers – A monoecious ...

You’ve worked your way through the leftover ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and pie — but have you considered eating your Christmas tree? Between 25 million and 30 million real Christmas ...

The ancient tree was also known as a “granny pine” - a Scots pine that is older than 300 years old. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to ...

The details of the settlement that Chris Pine hashed out with his neighbor in ... the respective insurance carriers.” “The subject trees are scheduled to be removed, and the easement still ...

Pete the Pirate, Pine Tree ISD’s mascot, will soon have a cannon-clad ship at his disposal. It’s currently docked beside an armada of buses at the district’s vehicle maintenance center.

That label depicts a citrus grove under the San Bernardino arrowhead, all of that contained within — whew — a cutaway of a pine cone. The tree is topped not by a star but by an oversized orange.

The iconic pine tree at the Wingfield Park amphitheater was cut down ... turf use and excessive irrigation in an area with poor drainage. Efforts to prolong the tree’s life included deadwood pruning ...