Because of its small size and Christmas-tree shape, the dwarf Alberta spruce is a favorite evergreen across many parts of the country. This cute little tree keeps its conical shape as it grows slowly ...

Q. My dwarf Alberta spruce, which is about 8 years old, is having some problems. It gets brown on the inside and at the bottom. It got worse through the drought but I don’t think that is the problem.

This spruce tree will never fill back in after being cut back too severely into the bare inner branches. Q: My dwarf Alberta spruce is obviously not a dwarf anymore. It's grown bigger than I want it ...

Dear Carol: I planted some dwarf Alberta spruce trees about 15 years ago. Today they are about 41/2 feet tall and one has a "relative" growing out of the top of it. About 3 years ago I noticed a ...

Q: A few weeks ago, you answered a question from someone who wanted formal evergreens in front of their house. You suggested a plant called a dwarf Alberta spruce. My question is, can this shrub be ...

The original Christmas tree was a Spruce, which is distinguished by its cone shape and whorled branches. The needles of a Spruce are attached singly to the branches rather than in bunches, in a spiral ...

Every year, winter will strip the city bare, turning lively blocks into gray corridors and tiny gardens into forgotten ...

If you can't wait until Saturday and would like an immediate answer to your gardening question, Carol Bradford will be taking questions live on syracuse.com at noon on Thursday. If you can't make the ...

I planted an Alberta Spruce (almost 3 feet tall) into a ceramic pot measuring approximately 2 1/2 feet high and twice the diameter of the plant's root ball. It is planted in good soil and the pot has ...

This dwarf Alberta spruce is sending out a "reversion" that looks like one tree growing out of a different one. Q: I've got an evergreen (I think it's a dwarf Alberta spruce) that has one bigger ...

I planted an Alberta spruce into a ceramic pot measuring approximately two and a half feet high and twice the diameter of the plant's root ball. It is planted in good soil and the pot has holes for ...

Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming. However, there are plenty of small or dwarf plants that have all the beauty of their taller ...