Autumn blaze maple tree discoloration
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Hi, I know my Autumn blaze maple tree has tar spots, but this recently started appearing. Hoping it's not dying. If so, is there anything to save it?
I just planted this tree two months ago in the high desert of Northern New Mexico.
I just planted this tree two months ago in the high desert of Northern New Mexico.
11 answers
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You must have a garden center you could go to, or look up your issue on the internet......
Susan
on Jul 13, 2016
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https://www.natlarb.com/html/anthracnose_disease.html
Janet Pizaro
on Jul 13, 2016
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Your nursery might have a full one-year return policy on any stock you buy from them. I know all our good nurseries do so I hope your's does. They can answer you the best and replace it. Now if you transplanted it from nature the site above will help, but I am sure a good garden centre would tell you what they think if you drop in. Good luck and I wish I could have helped but I am Northern Ontario and our zones are completely opposite I think.
Linda Hunt
on Jul 13, 2016
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Looks like either too much water or too little water.Did you untangle the roots before planting?You need to spread roots on any plants so can absorb water.Tightly bound roots cannot get water,It will run around the root ball.
Barbara C
on Jul 13, 2016
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Having a similar problem with mine - just 3 yrs. old and my favorite tree. I'm so afraid it won't make it, but I looked up everything I could fine on the internet and some things make sense - dig down about 6 inches a little away from the tree - check to see if the soil is moist or hard and dry. Also check to see if the roots are crippled or spreading. Can take a pitch fork around the perimeter and try to loosen the soil up if that's the case. The other big thing was that it needs to be watered deeply - let the hose trickle water on the area for a good 2 hours, I was told and make sure those roots are getting soaked but not drowned. I am waiting for a tree place to come out and check it, but as I said, I'm "waiting" still! If anyone had any other answer please share - thank you. Trees are too special to let them die, especially this one.
Molly F
on Jul 13, 2016
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The yellowing of the stems is sign to call the mortuary, it is dead wood. I would definiteley go to the nursery you bought it at and ask for a replacement.
Johnchip
on Jul 13, 2016
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I have 10 year old Apple tree Fuji and every year the fruit is deformed leaves have orange tint on them I have tried insect,disease stuff still fruit is shape funny and like a bug hole what is it
Debbi Fagan
on Jul 13, 2016
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To my mind, everything starts with the soil quality...a professional analysis may be the clue you need...Maple trees like acid...cedar mulch would not harm...competition with grass and stuff folks do to make it grow sometimes is not good for a tree......do you water the leaves of tree, if so, not a good idea, as wet leaves in the evening promote disease....also, deep watering with a Ross Root Feeder may be helpful during sustained drought..teaches the newly forming feeder roots to travel south...this fall when the leaves begin to drop make sure every last one is raked and bagged up and off the property...maples are a dependable tree...if you can secure the exact species name of yours, check to see if it has with its beauty - built in genetic problems...good luck..I know how you feel about your trees....I have one now that flew in and adopted a hole in my deck...I could not believe it, but if it turns a brilliant red this Fall, I am rebuilding my deck around the tree....so I do appreciate your wanting to do absolutely everything you can to save this gift of nature...the stuff under my deck is sand...so for a lark, I have been feeding the tree all of my expired supplements....tossed in a few gynormous earth worms for natural drainage paths.... some ground up banana peels for potassium, and some evergreen tips left from pruning my ever greens - put them through the mulcher in the lawnmower....soaked them and just plop them in - a plop a day... my intentions are good....the tree now has a trunck the width of my thumb, an every leaf is properly formed....the crown is showing bronze....here in Canada we have 6 weeks to our first night frost...and that is usually a sign for leaves to turn...with daylight becoming shorter...and the food trapped in the leaves..that is why I am trying hard to feed this sucker.....I don't want to waste a year - if this experiment works, yippers...natural shade in the middle of my deck...and while it is small, hey, why not start with some tiny led lights, and add to the string each year... I wish you luck and success, and myself at the same time.... Roz
Rozmund
on Jul 13, 2016
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A good reputable nursery may be able to tell you what the problem is. Testing the soil is a good step to take to ensure there is nothing there to affect it's growth. If your weather has been different than usual, that may be a contributing factor, as well as too much or too little water.
Lynn Palmatier
on Jul 13, 2016
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Take a sample of a limb with leaves to your county extension agency. They can usually idenity what is going on and how to treat it.
Diane F
on Jul 14, 2016
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Hello! Those aren't tar spots. It looks like those leaves are in the final phase of anthracnose. It's a super common fungi trees get. Do you water the leaves of the tree during watering? That's how the fungus spreads. In the future only water the ground, because that's how fungi and other bacteria spores spread. Some of my trees even get things like this with proper chemical sprayings. The wind carries spores that land on your tree and rain spreads them. Don't give up on your tree just yet. The only cure is removing the affected parts from the tree and trees location. How big is your tree? Good luck!
Bryan's Workshop
on Jul 16, 2016
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