Flowering trees - leaves truning brown and dyring up - Ask Extension
We have 2 flowering trees ( they do not bear fruit/berries) Leaves are turning brown, dry up and fall off the tree. We've done nothing different this ...
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Flowering trees - leaves truning brown and dyring up #871569
Asked June 04, 2024, 4:11 PM EDT
We have 2 flowering trees ( they do not bear fruit/berries) Leaves are turning brown, dry up and fall off the tree. We've done nothing different this year that in the past with respect to lawn care.
in the city of St Paul, the Selby DAle neighborhood.
Ramsey County Minnesota
Expert Response
It looks like a fungal infection, possibly anthracnose. If the trees are healthy, the should be able to withstand this disease:
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/anthracnose-trees-and-shrubs
My guess is that anthracnose is going to be common this summer because of the wet, windy spring we've had.
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/anthracnose-trees-and-shrubs
My guess is that anthracnose is going to be common this summer because of the wet, windy spring we've had.
Thank you for the quick response, very helpful.
Thinking our trees are healthy enough to survive.
Jon Olson
