Sugar Maple Losing Top Leaves - Ask Extension
Hello, a large Sugar Maple tree in the yard has started and continues to lose leaves at the top. There are no noticeable spots on the leaves. Any idea...
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Sugar Maple Losing Top Leaves #905983
Asked June 16, 2025, 2:02 PM EDT
Hello, a large Sugar Maple tree in the yard has started and continues to lose leaves at the top. There are no noticeable spots on the leaves. Any idea what the issue is and what might be a treatment? We experienced droughts over the last several years, including extreme. Please see photo.
Thank you
Mower County Minnesota
Expert Response
Maple tree decline is very common, especially in urban environments. Any of several factors can account for this, including drought.
Go here to view a list of things that might be causing the dieback:
https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/deciduous/maple/branchesdead.html
Learn more here, including what can be done to slow or reverse maple decline:
https://ccenassau.org/resources/maple-decline
Go here to view a list of things that might be causing the dieback:
https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/deciduous/maple/branchesdead.html
Learn more here, including what can be done to slow or reverse maple decline:
https://ccenassau.org/resources/maple-decline
