Garden Pests and Diseases: Pine tree woes- growing in Tufts?, 1 by rem21

rem21 wrote:
Hello everyone,
I have noticed something is a bit strange with my pine tree. Its started growing in an unusual pattern, where there are tufts of needles between bald patches. The branches with this also appear to be drooping. Does anyone know what\'s going on?
There had been some pretty extreme weather lately, if it could potentially be related. Located in zone 3a.
I haven\'t had any luck researching so far.
Thanks all!