During winter storms, high winds scour these trees’ bark with ice crystals. Rime ice also forms on branches and breaks them. The trees endure, shooting out new growth, sometimes sideways.

Where the trees realize that, "OK, we are changing seasons here. The day is not 20-hours long up here. It's now 12-hours long. And since we were little saplings, we know what's coming: Winter's ...

You sure can, but if the tree is over 3 feet or so, it’s better to cut a circle around the tree’s dripline, about 8-12 inches deep. Use a spade. The tree will produce new roots and these will ...

Capital City Weekly Planet Alaska: Winter stories. Wintertime is for remembering and also for making new stories. By VIVIAN FAITH PRESCOTT; Wednesday, March 20, 2019 7:00am ...

These Trees Are Spreading North in Alaska. ... A thick layer of snow prevents the chill of winter from penetrating into the ground, and the extra trees block cold winds.

The second annual Solstice Tour of Trees raises money for the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage. (Daniel Hernandez/Alaska Public Media) Last weekend was the second annual Solstice Tree Tour ...

Christmas trees showing up in Alaska with live 'ornaments' Published: ; Dec. 18, 2009, 11:31 p.m.

PALMER, Alaska — In the deep darkness of December in south-central Alaska, daylight shrinks to about 5½ hours on the winter solstice, and thousands of commuters may never see daylight as they ...