good morning, and thank you all for your expertise! This morning I have noticed several areas on One of our spruce trees that have lost needles and appear to have a fungus growing in areas when the needles have not yet been lost (photos). Can anyone please help identify and provide a treatment plan? Thank you very much!!
The 'fungus' is just lichen, which is harmless - just sitting there, not doing any damage. The dead branches are a different problem, perhaps related to summer heat problems, which spruces don't cope well with, the heat and humidity makes them more liable to needlecast diseases. Resin
