Needles don’t grow back: Rhizosphaera Needle Cast and Your Trees
As Arborists, you won’t often find us discouraging planting a certain type of tree. Some exceptions to this include: invasive species, fast-growing trees that make for difficult upkeep, or certain spruce trees. Specifically, blue spruce varieties which are susceptible to the fungal pathogen Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii, commonly known as needle cast. If you have a susceptible…