It’s affected by the weather in the season – can go away for years, and then come back under suitable weather conditions. My maple has developed the black tar spots. The verticillium fungus is a soil-borne disease and can remain dormant in the soil years before it makes an appearance. . it had more dead than live limbs. With that much damage it will never make a decent tree, and die completely at some point. . The living tree has light yellow/ greenish leaves. red maple tree image by Giovanni Aquaro from Fotolia.com Anthracnose in maple trees is quite common. Let a hose trickle slowly by it for a couple of hours. I understand that there is nothing that can be done for wetwood but will see what his opinion is on the rest of the issues. I have it on my maple trees in my own front yard as well. I am assuming this is a mature tree? The exposed tree looks like a bare dead tree in the forest. Thanks for your feedback. Its has the appearance of looking sick and waning. Definitely worth a try before giving up on the trees. The virus is cosmetic and doesn't affect the tree's ability to flower, grow, and thrive. In addition, try using a one-time application of a tree fertilizer to help your tree recover more quickly. We have a mature maple stand in our yard. All necessary for Pest Control https://amzn.to/2rLU5CG ----- Maple Tree Diseases With White Spots on the Bark. It is certainly worth a try if you see dead branches next spring, but not a guarantee, I am afraid. — Common white wood-rot in maple, with a yoimg fruiting-body of the causal fungus at the right. A mild case of canker will resolve itself, but heavy infection will kill the tree. We have a young Sugar Maple (4" diameter) that has looked healthy for the 10 years that it has been planted in our back yard. Trees live at a slower pace than us, so there is no urgency. many of the limbs have also developed green algae extending from the bottom to top and not on the north side as might be expected. If it is, then you don’t need to worry. While this affects maple trees in general, it especially targets Norway, silver, and sugar varieties. Trees of that age, despite their hydro trimming, are usually pretty durable unless it is verticillium wilt, which you can’t really do anything about anyway. By ‘Golden Maple’ do you mean ‘Princeton Gold’, or some other form of several species (there are a lot) of maples that have yellow leaves? I'm afraid of over watering because I don't want to possibly rot out the roots. Disease Symptoms Pathogen/Cause Management; Anthracnose: Norway maple: narrrow, purple to brown streaks occur along the leaf veins. Ideally the leaves in fall should all be collected and destroyed – not composted. Nice Tree, Autumn Blaze, and worth trying to save. I want to know if I need to feed the tree or what I can do to make sure I don’t loose it. We have had a very hot and dry June/July and deep water the maple once a week, and it gets sprinkler water three times a week. At this point, they cover the driveway, the back deck, and most of the back yard. Should I be looking for an arbourist to do something regarding the roots and, if so, what would you recommend? You shouldn't feel a pressing need to eliminate lichen because it's not harmful, but you can use copper fungicides if you don't want to see them on your maples. where are the roots in relation to the trunk?, are they the butress roots? dear sir, Alternatively, the Japanese maple is susceptible to two other problems that cause similar leaf problems: aphids (visible on the underside of leaves), which leave a sticky residue - I use Bayer Advanced Tree and Shrub, as it kills sucking insects and fertilizes at the same time. Occasionally the leaf margins are yellow or chlorotic. Maple wilt is one of the more serious maple tree diseases. So I wouldn’t worry – see what happens next fall. Occasionally the leaf margins are yellow or chlorotic. Hi, I've been planting sugar maples (small 18-24 inch saplings) on my property in Michigan for 5 years. As for the red/black spots, I agree - they're probably galls and those don't cause the leaking sap problem, nor will they kill your tree. Below you will find a list of diseases that affect maple trunk and bark. My 15 year old Japanese maple has a some sort of disease or fungus at its base. They are not raised spots. I am devestated! I have a maple tree in my back yard. Hire a tree care company with root feeding equipment – its a spike on a hose connected to a pump and a tank – and have them feed next spring with a high nitrogen fertilizer at the highest dose they can. It kills sucking insects, which are causing the "honeydew" (sticky, syrup-like substance) on your trees. Sap oozes from the canker in the bark. If so, do you have a recommendation for a young tree planted in full sun and exposed to high winds? This is the first year that this has happened. Question: A big piece of bark fell off my large silver maple tree. Winged brown insects that are about the size of a nickel or smaller, Large number of varieties; usually look like black, red, brown, or green abnormalities such as a pimple or a needle. Sounds like those branches will re-sprout next spring. Frankly, with that, and all the other issues I suggest you remove the tree and plant a new tree in a slightly different spot. No leaves, branches are very brittle and brake easly. But it’s on Condo grounds and they won’t want to spend the money to remove it unless they are certain it is doomed. Maple trees are usually healthy and live for many, many years. Anyway, let it go for now, and see what happens next year. Is it growing in a shady spot? The appearance of these damages can be numerous (dried leaves, cracked bark, broken limbs). The leaves then begin to drop. You could try removing all the old bark, and trim neatly the edges still attached, so that fresh, white bark shows. In response to the photos you posted, you could remove the wooden boards from around the tree for aesthetic reasons, and it would prevent litter from collecting there. Oak wilt is a fungal disease specific to oak trees. I setup a page for it http://stoneblue.com/ken/mapletree with photos and description . 4.7/5 I have a mature maple ( about35 - 40 years old) This year the leaves a much smaller than normal. Key production can vary from year to year, but I am afraid you can expect some – sorry, I know what a pest they can be in the spring when they start sprouting, as well as being a nuisance to clean up. EARLY TREE DISEASE??? There are red/black dots on the top of the leaves also (looks like your maple bladder gall pictures) but we have had that in the past. I tend to go along with what an arborist/nursery person would tell you to do, as they would be aware of any local pests/diseases that would affect your trees. Any thoughts? I pray there is something we can do because it’s a gorgeous tree and has been there for as long my mother can remember. All my research says the tree is stressed, but I cannot figure out why. While they look nice during the season, they are driving me crazy with all the leaves they drop...which I could live with, but they have also started dropping a lot of sap. Usually called ‘Tar spot’, it only affects certain maples, has no effect on other plants, and hey, it doesn’t even hurt the maples to any significant degree – just makes them look unsightly. Put a big effort into cleaning up and burning all the leaves as they drop – which they will do early, and especially in fall. Is there a brown ring in the wood, close to the bark? On the same branch one leaf could be curling tightly and the one adjacent could be perfect. This disease often enters through damaged roots. To prevent citrus tree Root Rot, remove all decaying material such as leaves, dead weeds, and fallen fruit from the ground surrounding the tree base, and prune lower limbs to at least two feet above the ground. Please tell me it is doomed LOL. Now here’s the icing on the cake. I have lived in my house for 24 years and they were large trees even then. Hi -- I have a red maple about 60 years old. My maple leaves are much smaller, for example, because the initial set of leaves were hit by frost right before they opened. Under the branches are little white cottony balls - about the size of an eraser. The branches can also develop cankers, which often strip them of their bark and kill them. The first year it cracked, we did find sap, indicating it was healing itself. I am not so familiar with gardening in your area, but this might help. Also what is the white spider looking stuff that comes from the tree. If you see shelf-like fungal growths on your tree (which signals heart rot), call an arborist or your local Cooperative Extension office for an on-site inspection. Is the bark loose, with a space beneath it? It is hard to keep these trees fully variegated. Spraying citrus trees including limbs and trunks with fungicide will also control Root Rot. In fact, some people cultivate for this. There are several damaging maple tree diseases and pests. At the history museum in St. In Europe it is the most common disease of the oak and the most dangerous wood disease of fruit-trees of the genera . There are a few diseases that can occur and it is helpful to be able to recognize them and even more helpful to know what steps can reduce the chances of them occurring. There is a chance that you can trigger a spurt of growth that will isolate the disease inside the tree, and create new, healthy conducting tissue, which is what the fungus is blocking. About three years ago, it started losing some of its bark, just flaking off. Hi Mike, I suspect, based on your location, that your maple was anothr casualty of this year's late frost. Have you had any construction around it, or any trenching, that may have cut through roots, in the last 5 years? what would be the correct treatment for tar spot if any, hoping to keep it from spreading. Hi John S., I wonder what your tree guy thought was wrong with the tree? what is this? When I scratched the surface of the exposed inner bark,orange dust came off. A 10-year old tree shouldn’t be affected by a short period of drought, unless you have very, very sandy soil. Thank you, cas4919@comcast.net. Although these leaf diseases can be unsightly and cause trees to lose a lot of leaves during the summer, they are very rarely harmful and next spring the trees will grow normally, with lots of fresh, healthy leaves. After hard pruning there will be many new shoots, more than the tree needs. Indoor Greenhouse Guy on August 29, 2010: Wow, you've put a lot of work into this Hub, thanks for a great resource! The second told us it looked to be the same and that we had a 50/50 chance of bringing it back in the spring if we fertilized in the fall. If you can get everyone around you to destroy the leaves in fall, that is the only way to reduce it – difficult I know, but at least your trees won’t die! The Acer tree can also suffer from verticillium wilt, a fungus that originates in the soil, and indications of the disease are wilting and curling leaves and yellowing, drooping branches. Also one of the maples has a large gash on the west side of the trunk that we didn’t really notice last year. What other info would you like? Charlotte Gerber (author) from upstate New York on September 18, 2010: Hi Mary, Here are several things to consider: Leaves that are dry and curl up around the edges usually have sunscald. Thank you so much for your comments and giving me something to think about/bring up with the horticulturist. However nearly all the bark around the tree is pealing off. Your thoughts? If you're on a budget, you can also call your local Cooperative Extension office too (assuming you're in the U.S.) - often they'll come take a look at your tree at little or no cost. Maple tree diseases need prompt treatment. Are we over- or under-watering? You have to be vigilant from the beginning and remove any all-green shoots (which are always produced, every year) before they take over the tree – which yours has now done. The only thing to be done, other than ignore it, is to treat it with a fungicide. All of these pests present as tiny bumps or cottony dots on twigs and on leaves. I would call in an arborist. Do you think these can be fixed, and if so how can i do this? Don’t plant anything there. We have had a rather hot and very dry summer up to this point and I have been watering them. Trees planted in February are : Jacaranda, FL Maple, and Angel Trumpet. Thank you for your comments, and for taking the time to do so, it is much appreciated! It does sound like verticillium wilt – but I suspect the condo will want an arborist report to confirm that it is, indeed, doomed! The reason the leaves are dying is because of the stress, and probably lack of water, due to the split. Start watering, and give it a long, slow soak once a week. A long deep soaking over the whole root zone once a week should do the trick, but it should be long, to get the water down where it is needed. the tree is about 20 years old. Acer rubrum is the red maple with green leaves that turn red in fall. PS: I have to sadly also mention that the soil in my yard is not of the best quality since we have to fight a lot of weeds and do a lot of work to get our yard green. If it seems healthy under there, then I am not sure. I have never had a problem with them. In winter, just check from time to time that the soil is not completely dry – dig down a few inches – and then next year water just once a week on all of them. Lichen can be found on many maple varieties, but it's more commonly seen on mature trees. As for types of trees that do well in high winds- pines usually fit the bill for the conditions you speak of, as do oaks. My maple tree grows well but now leaves turn brown starting in the veins. Take a few branches with curled leaves, about an inch or so in diameter. There do not appear to be any aphids or any other insects on the tree. Like I said, just wait and see, not much else you can do. I soak the ground for about 3 days, once a month during the summer, and it gets water from the lawn sprinklers every third day for approx 20 mins. Sorry about your tree. These destructive pests are often attracted to stressed or weakened maple trees. Otherwise, problem indicators you should look for include insects and insect damage, and cracks or other damage to the bark of the tree- these indicate other problems that would require treatment. The purple leaves on a maple tree and other plants are that color because they have a higher amount of anthocyanin than chlorophyll. Dreamstime is the world`s largest stock photography community. When I worked as an editor of a gardening channel, people often asked me how to identify and address common maple tree pests, diseases, and problems. You can find this particular product at your local lawn and garden store or megastore with a garden department. Hi S. Baker, The spots sound like a fungal problem, but it also sounds like possibly something more serious, like verticillium wilt. While everything else is starting to bloom, this tree is not. It is a schwedler maple. Not sure how effective dormant oil is in controlling it, but it can’t hurt! How do we treat a very large sugar maple (25 years old?) 1. Did it show fall color early last year? You can tell by scrapping the bark – green or white underneath means alive, brown means dead. Use them in commercial designs under lifetime, perpetual & worldwide rights. If it isn't raining frequently, give the tree a good watering at least once a week. Let me know if you have any more questions, and good luck! Thanks for any comment. Each type of maple tree requires different soil and climate conditions. The lack of water and nutrients flowing through the tree causes branches to die; at first small ones high up in the tree and later whole limbs lose their leaves and die. LEAF SPOTS and TAR SPOT: Causal Agents: Several genera of fungi: leaf spots (e.g., Phyllosticta, … The soap with fix them too, and new growth should be fine. In the meantime, help your tree avoid any more stress- give it a mild tree fertilizer (I use Bayer Advanced Tree and Shrub once a year, available at nurseries and WalMart, for example), and be sure it is watered well at least once a week when there isn't sufficient rain. Thanks Tim, glad to help plant lovers. It looks like there are eggs on the underside. My maple tree has white/light colored splotches on the bark all over the tree. Again, our extremely wet spring didn’t help. What do I do for it or can anything be done? Sooty mold feeds on the sticky honeydew left by aphids and scale insects, which can sometimes be found on maple trees. I think the Bayer Advanced should help with reducing stress to your tree. Get to work diagnosing tree diseases with our pictoral summary of 10 common tree diseases. Without seeing it, the growth sounds like lichen – that would usually be on the north side of the trunk. "Woodpeckers feed on carpenter worm larvae. Just discovered small black eggs(?) If you live in an area with natural woods around you, the most likely source for Black Knot, and what keeps it going, are wild Prunus species growing in the woods. Search for "maple tree disease" in these categories. Still, that is certainly one of the very best maples for fall color! He said to deep water it for a couple of weeks and I have, every three days, along with the normal daily lawn watering. I feed all my trees a fertilizer in the Spring and July and water them thoroughly when we do not get rain. Nectria galligena can be identified by bark that looks like split and peeled paper. Japanese Maple Tree Diseases. The dark spots could be tar spot, which is harmless, and increasingly common these days – it’s the early yellowing that is more of a concern. Sugar maple: large, irregular, brown or red-brown areas develop along and between the veins similar to injury due to drought and heat stress. When the bark is coming off of a tree, and there are woodpecker holes, along with dying limbs, it usually means the tree is dying. Thanks again for any help or suggestions. Any advice? For the last two years it has started green in spring and then turns yellow all over and the top leaves start to droop and turn brownish. ..... more information and pictures 'HESSEI' Another Japanese Maple tree which is rarer than it deserves. This is the second year I have noticed this. Oak Wilt. The tree is leafing well but not growing good. Hi Peter, I'm not sure exactly what caused the death of the other maple you spoke of, but unless the Japanese Maple is exhibiting the same problem, it probably isn't related. It doesn't look like tar spot, but the dots look like they're part of the leaf so I am wondering if it is a disease. Your saying it runs the length of the tree suggests that. We have a row of Canadian Maple Trees at the back of our property and this Spring they were all budding beautifully. We have two 25 year old sugar maple trees in our yard – always beautiful. I desparately need your help please: I suspect that our maple tree has antracanosis. I have seen cement used but it would take a very large amount. ANY thought or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. As the upper crown develops, it shades the lower limbs, which weaken and eventually die – so it could simply be that. I don’t want them to die… please help!!! Recently i knew about Maple pest Control Services which seems to be too much beneficial for maple tree pests. Question: My maple tree is in a pot. Nothing quite matches. Unlike many of the items in this article, scorch isn't caused by a bacteria or a fungus, which also means that it's not infectious. It doesn't seem to be any particular size of leaf or location. Charlotte Gerber (author) from upstate New York on September 01, 2010: Hi Ken, It could be several things, from scorch on the leaves (occurs in dry weather, high temps or windy conditions) to anthracnose (there's more info on this in this hub above). My husband gave me this tree for our 6th Anniversary. Last year there were even more dead leaves, and some of the dead branches were split. I do see there are some light discolourations on some branches, only generally an inch long and maybe a quarter inch round, or thereabouts. This infection starts in the root system and works its way up the maple tree, resulting in cankers and dieback. affects the tree’s vascular system. The disease causes the tree to become very unsightly and appear unhealthy. So weaker ones will begin to die, and will then easily dislodge in windy weather. Charlotte Gerber (author) from upstate New York on October 02, 2010: Hi Samantha, It sounds like you might be describing a leaf gall. But don’t be too concerned, as it doesn’t affect the whole tree and its long-term health, just the foliage. It has photos and contact information if you suspect an infestation in your trees. This has infected the entire tree all the way to it’s estimated height of 150 feet. It is dripping sap from the limbs/leaves. The other tree doesn't yet establish pods, but is full of leaves each year and growing quite well. (I know, a big job!) This is a bit confusing. Clean up the leaves and bag or burn them in the fall. It’s about 2 ft long a 2 inch wide area. Everything seemed to be fine but now most of the leaves are dead (dry up and turn brown) on one of the larger trees and the other one has lost a lot of the leaves in the top 1/3 of the tree. For example I suppose in the short term even more watering would help. This is another fungus disease, usually caused by an organism called Erysiphe. First, thank you for the time you spend helping us maple tree lovers. Could this pile of wood be any sort of an issue? What night be the cause of branches falling off? I planted 6 autumn blaze maples on my property last year.. The spots can also appear on the seeds (samaras). failing that upload the pictures to flickr or picassa and then give me the url's. It's been in my front yard growing very well for the past few years, and stands 10+ feet tall now. japanese maple tree bark diseases pictures. If your watering stops this happening, then it probably was dryness, but if not, it depends on how extensive the defoliation is. This year it has been growing just fine, many leaves and new branches, nice deep green color. I am curious if the sap is common or a sign that they are nearing the end? Hi Susan, (Go Bucks!) Don’t worry – it has little or no serious impact on the tree – although it does look bad. Whatever it is has now spread to the redbud which is also in front of my home. Cypress Canker is a tree disease most commonly found in Australia, but also in certain parts of the United States. Why has my red maple leaves turned green and no longer have the dark red color. Help !!! Just a side note- are there a lot of birds/pigeons in the area you describe? Then why are my trees the only ones not growing :(. Also, once it is in an area, it spreads. As soon as the leaves appear they start falling off. Currently there are several species of beetle that are invading maple and ash trees, killing them in large numbers. Silver maples pruned in March 2018. Sometimes, whole branches or the entire crown can wilt and die in a short period of time. Notice that the black areas are very black, and neater in shape. Should I be worried? They just seem to dry up and die. Upon closer inspection it would appear that the angels are definitely going brown, as are some leaves which turn a rich brown colour and drop off. Sorry, but it’s hard to say much definitive without seeing the tree and the surrounding conditions. These usually show up as different kinds of spots on the leaves. I planted two large 3 1/2″ caliper size Celebration Maples in June 2017 here in the Western New York area, specifically Clarence, NY just outside Buffalo. Is it a disease or a growth phase? I’m hoping that the wetwood was caused by a winter freeze crack, and that the leaf wilting could be due to insufficient watering (I’m starting to water it twice a week now). Doesn’t seem to do much harm. Good luck with it! Another problem is Verticillium Wilt - requires pruning to remove the affected branches. Yes, pruning/shaping the tree to reduce the weight on the limbs would definitely help. The tree is about 20 years old. I have cut 1 on the yellow branches and I don’t see a brown circle close to the bark. Their presence may be an indicator of borer activity. Verticillium Wilt. Anthracnose can be controlled by removing dead leaves from the base of your trees in the fall. The early shriveling in fall is very characteristic of this disease. 25 year old maple is dropping shriveled and black spotted leaves.The entire tree has this condition.the past two years this tree had tar spots,but very few leaves fell.Any suggestions? If it is more limited it could be sun scorch from winter sun on a cold day, although that usually happens on the east side. http://agri.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/agrinvgov/Content/Plant/Plant_Pathology/BleedingCankerDiseaseSilverMaple.pdf. An arborist said it wasn’t dying. I read elsewhere about using a sterile knife to cut around the sore and help the tree heal more efficiently (allegedly). Fungi overwinter in leaves left in the yard, which will guarantee the same problems again the following year. If so, that is a definite sign that it is Verticillium. Once the eggs are correctly identified, you can decide the best way to treat your tree. You are correct cutting one stem would make the tree asthetically unpleasing, so that isn't really an option. Is this verticillium disease? Can I trim the roots and repot it? . Mites are usually worse during drought, so keeping your tree well-irrigated, and spraying the foliage with water regularly can have a big impact. I don’t know where you are, but this disease has killed a lot of mature sugar maples in some places. The wood area under the bark apears dry and has pin holes showing. That can cause a reaction, and cutting roots with trenches can allow Verticillium to enter. They don’t cause long term harm, but they do look unsightly! Occasionally, Cytospora canker is found on Douglas-fir, hemlock, and larch. Unfortunately that has no cure, but it usually isn’t fatal for a long time. It is only august 9th and I have raked leaves twice so far and it appears that many of the lower branches are dying and also ones higher up. We’ve had an EXTREMELY dry winter her in NW New Mexico. Maple trees can leaf out more than once during a growing season if they are stressed, so hang in there. The leaves look fine, but they are all sticky. . 1 ft in diamter and has a split trunk (i.e two main stems from the base). Cut away the bark underneath the washer, so it sits directly on the wood. I don't see anything inside the globs which are about the size of a dime. The leaves are turning red and I skipped a day of watering and on side the leaves are dying (brown and curling). No wonder! Maple Tree Tar Spot. Try root feeding with tree fertilizer – you will need to hire an arborist to do it, who might also be able to give you a better diagnosis when he or she sees the tree. The base of the tree is mulched, and it is on a slight slope in the yard so gets good drainage. Although the tree is a good 7 feet tall now, this rapid dying off of leaves on adjacent branches is spreading around the tree. Sugar maple: large, irregular, brown or red-brown areas develop along and between the veins similar to injury due to drought and heat stress. This Spring only about 25% of the tree is leafing out. Get a second opinion. Perhaps a mix up at the garden center? You'll find many more spots on the leaves that are typically smaller than the 1/8" tar spots. What can I do to eradicate the mites and prevent the tar spot from emerging again this year? Part of the root had been exposed and damaged and grass had grown right up the root. Charlotte Gerber (author) from upstate New York on September 20, 2010: Hi Bruce, There is a borer beetle that likes maple trees - the Asian Longhorned Beetle. Carpenter worm infestations are often overlooked. Once the tree has begun healing, the sap will stop and the ants will disappear. Maple wilt is one of the more serious maple tree diseases. If you watch out for diseases and know how serious they may or may not be, you will enjoy your tree for many years. The insects look a bit like a musquito. In extreme cases, a fungicide needs to be applied - check with an arborist/local Cooperative Extension office to find out what fungicide sprays can be used in your area. All necessary for Pest Control https://amzn.to/2rLU5CG ----- Maple Tree Diseases With White Spots on the Bark. Verticillium wilt is another common Japanese maple disease. Trees usually recover from this condition when they're heavily watered (10-15 mins) every 3-4 days when there is no rain. and maple velvet gall (caused by mites; looks like a red velvet patches on leaves; primarily found on silver, Norway and boxelder maples). Please check this link from the US National Forest Service: www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/alb/. Each circle is surrounded by a yellow margin. I am pretty sure they will be back with a bang next spring – trees take time to adapt to new locations. What should I do? I live in Kansas and have a nurture autumn blaze maple. 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