Autumn Blaze maple tree with leaf damage - Ask Extension
I have some leaf damage on one of my very young maple trees. To me this looks like insect damage, but I don’t know? I want to protect these tree...
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Autumn Blaze maple tree with leaf damage #750758
Asked May 18, 2021, 9:49 PM EDT
I have some leaf damage on one of my very young maple trees. To me this looks like insect damage, but I don’t know? I want to protect these trees from damage so I’m asking if anyone could recognize the damage and possibly recommend a solution? Thank you so much!
Douglas County Kansas
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John,
That looks like anthracnose, a disease. Not surprising due to all the rain we have received. See https://hnr.k-state.edu/extension/info-center/common-pest-problems/common-pest-problem-new/Sycamore%20Anthracnose.pdf
Ward
