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Garden Detective: white pines now orange

A row of white pines affected by superstorm

Photo credit: Sandy Miller | A row of white pines affected by superstorm Sandy.

Jessica Damiano

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DEAR JESSICA: I have noticed there are many white pine trees that have been affected by the recent storm. The needles have turned the orange-yellow color typical of the inside set of needles before they drop. These are the needles that cover the entire tree and not just on one side where I could understand the tree might have been affected by wind or salt spray. Many of the trees are nowhere near...

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