So sorry ya'll DIdn't mean to cause confusion. I just reread my post and understand now that I didn't explain myself very well. Ken is correct... the first 3 photos are of a tree at a neighbors house that my husband likes and I had not been able to identify. He wants to plant one in our front yard... (pictures 4 & 5) and I was worried that it would grow to be too big and overwhelm the space as the width of my house is not much more than 25'. Kaitain, Thank you thank you for your great and thoughtful suggestions on alternatives... i will check them out. Sounds like there may be some really good alternatives that might give me the height and aesthetic he wants while not completely overwhelming the house and blocking the much needed light that comes in through the bay window. Jaro and Dax, My neighbors yard IS lovely as you note and well landscaped (as are most others in the neighborhood except mine...) which is why I have a bit of stage fright in terms of selecting a combination of trees, shrubs and plants that will provide the right balance of height, interest, color and fragrance. Sadly, I am not a fan of most of what's there now. Including that ornamental weeping flowering thing Noki! Just need to relocate it somewhere, as I can't bring myself to just cut it down. Thanks again to all , sg

Thanks, Ken! Been lurking for quite sometime. Have learned quite a bit from you folks. Thanks very much. Got some great pics from our personal "arboretum". However, not all are conifers. Some are not even plants! Will do "conifers only" album sometime in December. In the meantime, enjoy our garden. Here is a link that might be useful: Pictures from our yard

This is in a town in the South American Andes. I thought it might be Pinus radiata or maybe Pinus wallichiana. If it is radiata then pretty much all the trees around are also infected, because they all look pretty much alike. Does anyone know of any large tree (conifer or otherwise) that grows well at high altitude (3500+m)in a dry climate (rain in the summer), and on somewhat clay soils? Tough question, I know. ;) I've been researching this for months... The only thing that seems to thrive is Eucalyptus globulus, but I'm looking for something that will let other plants and grass grow under it. So this pine (if we can determine what it is)seemed like a good choice, but if it is susceptible to this infection then maybe not so much. Any ideas? FxBeast

Thanks kindly everyone and yes Ken i wasn't sure if it was too intense to list them all under one post. Next time ill do each one singularly under the right category. Im going to educate myself on needlecast and perhaps even have someone come look at them. Id be hesitant to start using fungicides without being sure of what I'm doing or its knock on effects. "i agree the pine.. #8 ... is on its last legs ... it can be cut to the ground.. and something new planted a few feet over.. it will not resprout from the trunk ... IMHO ... do not give some dude repeated boat payments.. because he claims he has the drug to fix it ..." Sage advice thank you. I would never have been able to assess it this way.