In the canopy, a mat of dead needles and lichen accumulate on the wide upper branches.

'Trailing round shops gives me the dead needle,' Willie protested.

Along the way they left a trail of dead needles, red and green icicles, and some popcorn.

It gave, and a bulging plastic-wrapped envelope fell onto the dead needles.

Under his naked body he could feel a thick layer of dead needles and leaves on rocky soil.

Drifts of dead needles and scores of pinecones littered the property.

It will also loosen the dead needles inside and prevent a hollow sort of spruce from developing.

He wandered crossly around the tree, kicking up dead needles.

The ground beneath those branches was bare except for a thick carpet of dead needles.

Animals didn't scrape up dead needles into a comfy pillow, either.