We have a beautiful 20 year old evergreen tree in our from yard. I noticed that the top 12 inches or so has turned brown, other than that the tree looks very healthy. There are a lot of little brown cones in that area as well. Is this a disease and can it be cured?

Reply to post by Dorothy Toews, on May 27, 2003 at 16:38:06:

Can you say what species of tree you have? Also, what are the general site conditions where the tree is situated?
What geographical region?
Here is a link showing one possible tip blight (Sphaeropsis sapinea), a fungus that attacks during rainy conditions in the Spring.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/focus/pinediseases.html
You might also look into the Pine Weevil larvae or the various tip moths.
http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/landturf/insects/pine_moth/
http://bugs.osu.edu/~bugdoc/Shetlar/462/pdf/Ent462Oramentalborersbw.PDF