Spruce trouble?

[TonyG]

I received a call about a Spruce that has 100% brown needles, there was nothing green on this poor fella. My question is could this come back or is it destined for a removal?

Thanks, Tony

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

I've never seem one come back. Cut 'er down.

 

[Sheshovel]

Correct this is a dead tree.Immediate removal is recommended

 

[TonyG]

Thank you for the responses, I'll forward this too the owners!

Tony

 

[Dadatwins]

May seem like a silly question, but are you sure it is a spruce? Some spruce like imposters do turn brown and drop foilage for the winter. Mistakes have been made in the past.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Good point, could be a larch or Tamarack .

 

[treeseer]

Advising removal on the phone or online without positive ID is a little chancey. A guy once paid out $3000 for cutting down a larch he thought was dying. :blush:

And those were 1976 dollars.

 

[Sheshovel]

OK then.
IF it really is a Spruce,cuz that's what you said it was...Then cut it down.
How's that?Better?