Fall needle drop is probably most noticeable in Eastern white pine.

Jun 12, We have two cedar trees in our backyard which have been turning brown and dropping lots of needles and small branches. Another cedar three houses away seems to be doing the same.

I see online that cedars are sensitive to drought and I have been watering them every day for the past month, but don't know if I can overdo that and if our lack of. True cedars of the genus Cedrus are not native to North America but may be sold as landscape plants.

Other trees referred to as cedars are of the genus Thuja (arborvitae), Calocedrus (false. This cedar sheds needles in fall, and the needles die on the tree first - and you're right, it's the interior needles. But now we have a carpet of green needles under a portion of the tree.

House built in - with the garage, the driveway has needed replacing for a long, long time.

Oct 08, Only the oldest needles are dropped during fall (aka natural, seasonal, and inner) needle drop. Since new needles are added every year, these older needles are on the inside of the tree canopy. Just like in deciduous trees, the older needles will begin to turn colors, like yellow, brown, or reddish-tan, when it is their turn to be dropped from the tree. Fall needle drop occurs uniformly throughout the tree.

Jan 31, Cedar trees turn brown, yellow or orange for a few reasons: Seasonal Needle Drop. It’s a normal cycle all cedar trees go through. Here’s how it works: around late summer or early fall, cedars and most conifers need to let go of older, interior needles that are no longer doing the tree much good. Those needles turn yellow/brown as the tree phases them out and makes room for new growth from the tips.

Rest assured that a cedar that’s only dropping interior needles.