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Tips of my spruce have /are turning brown and bend down like a cone. see pics. This is mainly on the East side of the trees. Thank you.
Rich Halbleib&...
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Black Hills Spruce #337266
Asked June 28, 2016, 10:27 AM EDT
Tips of my spruce have /are turning brown and bend down like a cone. see pics. This is mainly on the East side of the trees. Thank you.
Rich Halbleib<personal data hidden>
Wright County Minnesota
Expert Response
My best guess would be spruce needle rust:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/spruce-tree-diseases/spruce-needle-rust...
This disease has an alternate host (see the above reference), so look for that. Also look for the pale orange projections on the infected needles which would appear next month. Usually no management is required.
If you don't think this is what you've got, check this site:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/evergreen/spruce/
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/spruce-tree-diseases/spruce-needle-rust...
This disease has an alternate host (see the above reference), so look for that. Also look for the pale orange projections on the infected needles which would appear next month. Usually no management is required.
If you don't think this is what you've got, check this site:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/evergreen/spruce/
