its a spider..

of no relevance to the tree ... if that is your question...

i am sure rhiz or jean can tell you what type/kind of spidey ....

ken

Ummmm.......spiders do not usually build cocoons like that. Webbing is one thing but extended cocoon-like growths (and I see at least three more other than the one in the center) are more indicative of things like bag worms or other caterpillar-forming larvae. And those could be harmful to the tree. Certainly would not hurt to remove them.

btw, it is not a pine but a fir tree :-))

Thanks folks for your comments. There are a bunch of these in different the five fir trees I have (thank you for the correction!). So just physically removing them will be enough?