I have a small Christmas tree ( Norway Spruce) in the garden. There are hundreds of new shoots all over it, but the inner branches seem to be brown and dying? I now notice that lots of branches are showing signs of yellowing all along them up to the new shoots? Anyone any ideas why this is happening? is it dying? starving? ( London ) I'm not really a gardener with any knowledge.

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I have a small Christmas tree ( Norway Spruce) in the garden. There are
hundreds of new shoots all over it, but the inner branches seem to be
brown and dying? I now notice that lots of branches are showing signs
of yellowing all along them up to the new shoots? Anyone any ideas why
this is happening? is it dying? starving? ( London ) I'm not really a
gardener with any knowledge.

Likely normal. The old inner branches are shaded by the new outer growth
and die off. Spruce trees get to be hollow as they age.

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