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If your Japanese maple tree leaves are turning green, this is the likely cause – and it takes very little effort to fix

One of my favorite things about sharing a love for gardening with my dad is our passing on of notes and lessons. I'll often turn to him for some advice and he likewise calls on me if something isn't ...
Evansville Courier & Press

Rideout: There's a pest that can cause your maple tree to shed its leaves

If you notice bare branches on your maple tree this spring or observe a sudden leaf drop, your tree may have an insect problem and the maple petiole borer may be the culprit. Although trees drop ...
The Daily News Online

Master Gardener: August weather, gypsy moths and dropping leaves creating maple tree woes

It’s been a tough year for some trees. Whacky weather, no rain, too much rain, gypsy moths and now maple trees are dropping leaves — in August. If you drive around Batavia, you’ll notice that a lot of ...
CBS 6

Early Leaf Drop - Why Some Trees Are Already Close to Bare

Fall comes early at my house with premature leaf drop on most of my maple trees now an annual occurrence. This year, however, has been particularly severe with leaves on my Norway Maples shriveling up ...
The Journal

Red in August? What your maple tree is trying to tell you

Since mid-July, I’ve noticed something strange in several maple trees I’ve driven by: their leaves are starting to show fall color! Sometimes it’s just the tips of the branches turning red or yellow; ...
inforum

Fielding Questions: Red bumps on maple leaves mostly a cosmetic problem

Q: I need your advice to save our beautiful maple that has grown quickly from the small twig our son received less than 10 years ago. For the past three years, I have noticed small red "tumors" ...
Dayton Daily News

GARDENING: Premature leaf drop problems showing up

Some in Southwest Ohio have been gifted with rain while others are still quite dry. My colleagues in the Hamilton County area are begging for even the smallest amount. Last week, while driving to the ...
extension.purdue.edu

Question: Why is my tree losing leaves now?!

Question: My hackberry trees are dropping leaves for no apparent reason. The leaves look fine, no bugs or mold spots or discoloration of any kind. Do you have any idea what might be causing the leaf ...
The Spokesman-Review

Gardening: Trees will finally drop last year’s leaves as they prepare to leaf out

OK winter, you can go away now. You’ve proved you can run us into the ground with ice, snow and teasers of warming weather. It’s March now so leave us alone. You left us with a lot of work from the ...
inforum

Fielding Questions: Apple trees holding onto leaves, maples falling out of favor, plus berry types

Q: We’re getting close to apple tree pruning time, and I just reread your article printed last year in The Forum about pruning. Three of my trees are getting older, around 17 years old, and more ...

Japanese maples will look ‘beautiful’ if you prune them at the right time of the year

Pruning Japanese maples can be a complex task, but by following these straightforward instructions, you can help your tree ...