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Sun, Jul 8, 12 at 17:22
| A hot summer so far in the Central Plains. My river birch has been dropping junk all spring and summer. Now it is yellowed leaves, which I understand is due to the very hot and dry weather. However, I see that many leaves on the ground (I can see none on the tree itself right now) are brown with a very lacy/filigreed look. Is this a natural result of the fallen leaf or do I have some sort of disease in this tree. I water regularly, but suspect that this tree is just in a poor location for moisture in dry times. A clump birch elsewhere in the yard is doing fine. |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Sun, Jul 8, 12 at 18:10
| Can't directly answer your question, om. But one thing I thought of while reading is to ask you, what is the pH of your water (If you happen to know)? In some cases, plants like river birch, which have a decided preference for acidic soil conditions, can be harmed by high-pH water. Just a thought, and not really pointed at those dead leaves. +oM |
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| "very lacy/filigreed look" Sounds like Japanese Beetle damage to me. Certainly the right time of year. Arktrees |
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- Posted by ilovemytrees 6a Western NY (My Page) on Tue, Jul 10, 12 at 13:06
| Brown + Lacy = Japanese Beetle damage. Welcome to my world. We bought Sevin powder and sprinkled our young trees with it today. The Japanese beetles that were on it fled like the invasive nonnatives pests they are. You have to decide if you want to use pesticides or not. We chose to do so. Good luck. |
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- Posted by franktank232 z5 WI (My Page) on Tue, Jul 10, 12 at 14:56
| +1 for Japanese beetles. |
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