Back when Kelly Roberts was a kid during the 1970s, her family would scout their northeastern Oklahoma pasture every year, looking for the perfect eastern redcedar for their Christmas tree. “I ...

An over-population of Eastern red cedar trees is like a cancer to the rangeland—aggressive, widespread and time-consuming to eradicate. Landowners in the High Plains have fought these ...

A tree along the lake's banks and beyond helped fuel those fires – the Eastern Red Cedar. The Easter Red Cedar is filled with volatile oils that make it ignite and burn easily.

Tree removal efforts Earlier this year the Oklahoma legislature passed a redcedar removal bill and set aside $3.2 million to fund the effort after hearing from concerned residents, including Roberts.

The holiday season is evergreen trees’ time to shine. But one tree — the eastern redcedar — has come to be considered a nuisance as it spreads across the Great Plains.