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Wilson[_2_] · 01-10-2008, 04:43 PM posted to rec.gardens

sometime in the recent past posted this:
I work for a landscaping company in the nursery & one of the Concolor
Fir's has needles turning brown & dropping. I've been googling it & so
far I've read that old needles will drop... These Fir's are about 12
ft tall if not a little taller & established in the ground. Is it a
safe bet that they're just old needles falling off? The older gal I
work with usually knows these kinds of things like the back of her
hand but she was somewhat confused by it as well. I'm hoping I can
give her an answer.

I appreciate the feedback.
Thanks!
No credentials, but have firs also. Probably a normal die-back especially if
it was a dry year and the tree didn't feel like it could support all those
evaporation points. Seen it in the past and it doesn't seem to be an
indicator that the tree is dying.

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Wilson N44º39" W67º12"