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Drooping new pine tree growth #869915

Asked May 24, 2024, 11:12 AM EDT

Tree has new spring growth. Was nice and straight. Two or three days ago new growth began to bend or droop.

Washtenaw County Michigan

Expert Response

Good evening and thank you for reaching out.  We will need a few photos of the tree in order to provide a solid recommendation/advice.  Can you attach a few to this question?
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Hi Terry, I realized after I sent my first message that I should have included pictures. So I filled out the question form and sent it again with photos.  Thanks for your quick response!  I hope the pictures are helpful in determining the problem.  

Maria 

On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 7:04 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
The Question Asker Replied May 24, 2024, 7:32 PM EDT

Maria,

I do not see any pictures that you sent. Make sure that they are smaller than 8mb and if you could attach them to this email response, then i should be able to get them.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but thank you for contacting Ask extension!


Thank you for contacting us! Replied May 24, 2024, 8:29 PM EDT
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On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 8:29 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
The Question Asker Replied May 24, 2024, 9:58 PM EDT

Hi Maria,

Thank you for contacting Ask Extension. Your spruce, not a pine, has nothing wrong. If you feel the new growth, it is very soft. This is normal and will harden up as the new growth ages, probably in a few weeks. Your spruce looks great. Just keep supplementing water during this heat wave if it does not rain. Make sure that it gets 1" of water/week to continue looking great. Good Luck!

Thank you for contacting us! Replied May 25, 2024, 3:44 PM EDT
Thank you for your answer!

On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 3:45 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
The Question Asker Replied May 25, 2024, 7:04 PM EDT

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