Mine was extraordinarily late in leafing out this year (like within the last two weeks) and I'm in a warmer zone than you. This particular tree has also been known to lose it's first leaves to late hard freezes.Mine is not in the best location since it sits in a low point where mists and fogs gather and is prone to frosts. If yours is small enough to check the viability of some of the finer branches, do so to see if they're still green under the bark. I have had winter damage this year that I have NEVER seen before on my trees and there are one or two I am still playing a waiting game on before I assume they're goners.

Well my iris are just starting to bloom, some purple poppies and my Amaryllis are getting a good start. Don't know how many more years I will get our of my iris as they don't like this climate. Looking forward to see what all comes back this year. Looks like I lost my Mexican Fire bush, shame so pretty last year. My beauty berry just doesn't seem to want to die off so I keep them down to where they can be enjoyed without taking over everything. My day lilies are starting to fill in a lot of space that needs to be used for something. Looks like one Red Texas Star Hibiscus came back with 4 shoots so it should be nice and full. No sign of my hardy hibiscus but then they do start late sometimes. Lost my tropical hibiscus and my avocado tree. Won't have as much satsuma's this year, at least not as many blooms so far. I enjoy planting herbs within my flower bed as I just don't have enough room here in the city. Paul

Thanks, I did end up trimming the juniper. I will do as you say for it to train it further back from curb. I saw one at a local nursery here named "Bordines" years ago. Theirs is monster wide. I loved it. Mine's healthy like theirs too. The pine tree hadn't been cut since I've owned it except the leader cut a bit. It was little but bushy when I got it. I knew it would be 50' tall someday. I planted it in too shady of a spot so it looked anemic. I moved it 3-4 years ago. The only cut I made was in the leader to make it bushier. It has a small bottom because it was light starved in earlier years. I don't care about Xmas tree shape. I want natural and healthy. I did trim the pine minimally. I'll see if it's enough. My neighbor's yards look like scorched earth grass these days with privets and yews only. My yard's all healthy and green. Ken, will the lower layers get wider? I didn't know that. When I look at pine trees around town, most of the limbed up ones look sort of dried up and marginally healthy. There are some healthy specimens by very expensive lakefront condos that are massive on the bottom and get smaller as they go toward the top. They aren't limed up but they're not close to road yet. If mine start to grow over the curb at the bottom layers, even I would cut them back without being asked. I don't expect people too need a machete to walk down the street (we don't have sidewalks). There is an easement but the city even plants trees in it after they tear it up for road construction, etc. The only risk is if they ever need to tear up my side of street, bye bye pine. I don't think they will because other side of street was massively torn up in 2000 or so to put in giant sewer pipes. There are many trees planted by road everywhere in the city. The block over used to have beautiful canopy of all elms that met join the middle over the street before Dutch Elm disease claimed them in the 70s or so. Thanks for the pruning advice Ken. P.S. Tree is about 40' from house.

It looks like an Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra). They are having a tough go these days in eastern North America (especially the midwest) thanks to a double whammy of native disease and pests. It is generally not recommended to plant Austrian Pine in those locations anymore and one showing those symptoms may stay at that level for many years or decline and die. Though treatment options are available, they have mixed results and yours is far enough along that it will likely never improve. BTW Ken...the new needles are still elongating...it's only June 1...what are your pines doing?