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Dead Needles on the Lower Branches of Pine Trees, Problems With Swane's Golden Cypress Trees, Sudden Oak Death and a Fungus in Redwoods, Iowa State University: Common Diseases of Blue Spruce. When you detect some of the symptoms early, you can sometimes save your spruce trees. Dying spruce tree is there anyway to save it? Symptoms of needle cast diseases include discolored needles and dead branches; in general, you'll notice your tree appears to be dying from the bottom upward. The following will help you manage the damage: Prune back all dead or affected areas of the tree to avoid secondary infestations and disease. Comments (2) ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5 . These diseases are the reason we do not recommend planting blue spruce here: Yellowheaded spruce sawfly and spruce budworm feed on new foliage on white, blue and black (Picea mariana) spruce trees. Black spruce is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 6. 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I've got a blue spruce tree that is a good 24-30 foot high and getting near 30 years old. One over the past few years had slowly been loosing its needles and now the one next to it appears to have the same problem. You can protect your tree from winter burn by planting one or two rows of windblocking trees on the prevailing wind side. 6 years ago. Left untreated, needles turn brown, and after three years, the tree crown dies. Spruce needle rust is a fungus that appears on the needle tips of white spruce, hardy in USDA zones 2 through 6, during cool, wet spring weather. It chews needles and spins silk webs on the ends of tree branches, primarily in the tree crown. Make sure that the tree receives one deep watering per week. Spruce trees affected with Cytospora canker fungus, on the other hand, usually have sunken areas along a stem that may ooze resin. When spraying trees with herbicides, pesticides and insecticidal soap, wear proper safety gear. 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