Conifers that appear orange at this time of year probably died during the
winter or well before. Especially spruces - most of which are very resistant
to desiccation even when dead. How long was the tree in the ground? What
kind of spruce/ Where on globe are you? Is the tree next to pavement/ Does
it inhale exhaust for hours while the car warms up? Is it buy the pool
filter? Need more info.....

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Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net


"Bill Stock" wrote in message
ers.com...
We have a spruce tree that's turned completely orange this spring. I
assume
it's dead.

What's the cause, pest, fungus, soil? It looked fine during the winter,
but
as soon as the thaw came it died. We've also got another spruce a few feet
away with one orange branch.

Do I have to wait til fall to plant a replacement?