All pines lose a third of their needles every year. It could very well be
part of their natural process. It's hard to tell from the picture because
there's a lot of greenery in the back.

Do you see any signs of complete browning of the tree? That would signify
the tree dying.

On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 8:18 AM John F. Carr <[email protected]> wrote:

> I was about to email with the same question.  I noticed the
> downward-facing needles tend to brown more than upward-facing needles.
> In addition to the common native white pines, an ornamental Japanese
> umbrella pine is also affected.
>
> A half mile away the pines all seem healthy.
>
> On 10/14/21, Carol Kochmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi All.  I was away for a few days.  Upon my return on just about every
> > pine on our property the needles are turning brown (dying?).  (See
> > attached.)  We've been here for many years and I've never seen this
> > previously, at least not to this extent.  Does anyone know what's going
> > on?  Can I stop the apparent loss of all of these trees?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any advice.
> >
> > Carol
> >
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