This looks dead to me. However, your photo is out of focus. Can you upload a better photo, and maybe a 2nd one with the close up of the green leaves?

thanks for showing interest in my question. Here is a better picture I hope.
We did a bark scrape to check for green branch and it was good.

it looks like to me they got bitten pretty hard by either frost or sun burn..It happens a lot to our evergreens too..

Hopefully those leaves will fall off to be replaced by fresh green ones..:-)

Mike

Hi farmer. Thanks for posting the picture. I'd go with Mike's recommendation. If the stems are green, then plant is alive. Here is a link and another below, where you need to scroll to "Care after damage".

Here is a link that might be useful: Leaves turned brown

Thanks for the info and tips. Gives me hope that all will be well.
I see that you enjoy container gardening Mike. I have several square foot garden spaces as well as quite a few home made "earth boxes" After buying a few earth boxes and seeing how they were made I figured I's try my hand at making my own and they have worked out very well. I made them with a significantly larger water reservoir which makes life easier.