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!

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"

On Oct 1, 11:11*am, " wrote:
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!

Sure, they're just old...

On Oct 1, 10:43*am, Wilson wrote:
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.

--
Wilson N44º39" W67º12"

Ah not necessarily a dry year but a tough one... I'm in the Des Moines
Area & we were affected by the floods, those trees weren't under the
water but things changed from VERY wet to VERY dry over the summer. It
does make sense with the season we've had. Thanks!

Are the needles being shed on the current growth increment or are they
shedding from previous years wood?


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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Tree Biologist
www.treedictionary.com
and
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
Watch out for so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, tornado's, volcanic eruptions and other
abiotic forces keep reminding humans that they are not the boss.

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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!

On Oct 2, 6:28*pm, "symplastless" wrote:
Are the needles being shed on the current growth increment or are they
shedding from previous years wood?

--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Tree Biologistwww.treedictionary.com
andhttp://home.ccil.org/~treeman
Watch out for so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, tornado's, volcanic eruptions and other
abiotic forces keep reminding humans that they are not the boss.

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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!

I don't really know since I just started working for this company in
the late spring.