On 4/5/05 10:13 AM, in article eHz4e.25750$k66.10538@trnddc03, "Travis"
wrote:

Our property borders a farmyard and along one edge grows some sort
of evergreen conifer hedge about 7 feet tall...some of it is as
green as could be and has a lot of new season growth showing, but
part of it...in the middle and about 7 or 8 feet in length appears
to be if not dead, then certainly unwell...it is all brown and
shows no new growth this season.

As I understand it the brown branches are in the middle of the hedge where
no sun can reach. Is that correct? If so, that is very normal for conifers.
The only parts that will show life are the outer most branches that can
reach the sun. If you are talking about branches that have access to the sun
then that is another kettle of fish.
Gary