NEWPORT, Ore. (KATU) — The iconic Sitka Spruce near the entrance to Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site is set to be removed or significantly cut back in June due to widespread decay, park ...

Each blade starts with edge-grained Sitka spruce boards that are carefully planed to some top-secret exact thickness. Several boards are glued together on their long edges and dried to about 7% ...

There are many others, in sites ranging from Aberdeenshire to Dumfries and Galloway, and frequently their concern is over commercial Sitka spruce, the fast-growing conifer regarded as the answer ...