Autumn yellowing of conifer needles a normal process

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By Ryan Lockwood

Special to The SUN

Although thousands of evergreen trees in the foothills of southwest Colorado are beginning to display dying yellow or orange needles, most are simply going through a natural shedding process — and are not infested by bark beetles or tree disease.

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