Sweet Gum Tree Leaves Turning Brown

The liquidambar styraciflua growth rate is moderate to rapid.

Sweet gum tree leaves turning brown. Cercospora is a fungal spot disease that produces dark brown bordered angular to circular spots 2 to 10 mm in diameter on both sides of leaves. The tree looks as if a can of oil has been poured on the bark. Cercospora is the most common of the many diseases of a sweet gum tree according to the florida department of agriculture and consumer services. Like the maple tree these species have leaves whose ribs or veins radiate out from a single stalk or petiole attachment in a palmate pattern that is the lobes resemble a set of.

I do not see any issue with the trunk nor has there been any other stress issue. Iron chlorosis affects many trees as the leaves turn a yellowish color while the leaf veins remain dark green. Identify the pests so you can plan the treatment. Pests of the sweetgum tree can damage the leaves and cause them to look brown or yellow.

If left untreated twigs or. A sweet gum is a deciduous tree in the witch hazel family that ranges in height from 60 to 100 feet and has a narrow oval canopy. In severe cases leaf color changes from yellow to white to brown. The lack of iron results in the loss of the green color.

Since we have not had any cool weather yet i think that it is too early for this to be occuring. Iron is necessary for the production of chlorophyll. The deeply cut grey or brownish grey bark forms winged projections on the twigs. Bleeding necrosis this fungal disease is signaled by the presence of a dark stain on tree bark within a few feet of the soil line or rarely up higher on the trunk.

Sweet gum a tree of the witch hazel family hamamelidaceae native of the eastern united states also mexico and central america. I live in houston tx and have a sweet gum tree in our yard. In height and 4 ft. The leaves of a maple tree are very distinct but that shape does not belong to maple leaves alone a number of broadleaf trees have maple like leaves.

Tender tissue along leaf margins is usually affected first though any part of the leaf may turn brown if the unfavorable conditions continue. Chlorosis is caused by the plant not being able to acquire the iron it needs. Common pests include calico scale insects which are the. Along the rivers of the south eastern united states sweet gums exceed 125 ft.

This list includes sycamore yellow poplar and sweetgum trees. Inside the tree the inner bark shows a dark reddish brown stain.