These trees grow in our neighborhood. A local landscaper said he has only seen them in one other place but can’t recall their name. I have called them White Spruce, but don’t think they fit the criteria. The needles are flat and soft like a fir, but have a woody attachment like a spruce and grow completely around the branch in every direction. It could be environment, but every tree has dead limbs from the bottom to at least half way up before the thin straight branches show any green. You can see where the dead branches have been cut in the pics. It’s worth noting that the dead branches were cut 5 to 6 years ago and the new small growths along the trunk are recent (this year). We are slowly cutting these messy trees out of the area so more desirable vegetation and trees can grow, but am not sure exactly what I’m cutting. Can you help? Thanks, Keith... ps; if more info is needed just let me know....