As well as lime, the leaves and needles of maple, beech, Douglas fir, spruce, pine, larch and silver fir are also fair game for your chopping board. Harvesting by calendar However, most deciduous ...

Optimal elevation for growth and development occurs roughly at 5000 feet, however at these elevations there is competition with other trees such as Norway spruce (Picea abies) or Silver fir (Abies ...

Then the larvae begin to eat through the wood; once the larvae are mature, they bore exit holes for the adult beetles. The house borer beetle finds spruce, pine, and larch woods particularly tasty.