From 2001 to 2021, the DNR says the eastern larch beetle has impacted 60% of Minnesota's tamarack forest, or 816,833 acres, mainly in northwest and north central Minnesota.

In response to last week's column about identifying evergreens, reader Gary H. asks columnist Don Kinzler if a larch is considered an evergreen because it loses its needles in the winter.

Tamaracks were once the most common trees across Minnesota, but climate change has made them vulnerable to the eastern larch beetle's voracious appetite. Minneapolis. 74°F. eEdition.

Plus: Timberwolves part of historic trade; large project in Duluth on hold; and West Nile activity picking up.

Oak trees around Minnesota have suffered from bouts of heavy precipitation and drought — conditions that make them more vulnerable to two-lined chestnut borer, a beetle that eats the inner bark ...

AKELEY, Minn. — Sometimes trees can get in the way of a farm. Other times, the trees are the farm. That’s the case for the Badoura State Forest Nursery, where about 15 million to 20 million ...

Clusters or bundles of needles are found on North American conifers such as pine and larch trees. These bundles, called fascicles, attach multiple needles to the twig.

As November comes to a close, we find ourselves just three weeks away from the official arrival of winter. Many of us have seen our first snowflakes already, and last week, we had a wintry mix that ...

Seeley Lake's 1,000-year-old Gus is world's largest Western Larch tree. by Kevin Maki. Mon, June 2nd 2025 at 8:17 PM. Updated Mon, June 2nd 2025 at 10:25 PM. 10. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.