22+ Norway Spruce Needles Turning Brown. It takes a tree that size a long time to grow, and a long time to fail. Some browning and shedding of inner needles is normal in the fall.
If you take a peek, older evergreens don't have much in the way of if your site tends to be wet, try white spruce (picea glauca).
Some browning and shedding of inner needles is normal in the fall. Detect an infestation of the southern pine beetle in your pine trees. Norway spruce is one of the toughest trees that ever lived. The needles turn yellow or brown first, before dropping to the ground.