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 ...

Leaves often turn yellow before they drop because the tree harvests many of the nutrients from the leaves before it sheds them. This past month I began to observe that the leaves on some of my maple ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q. My maple tree has black spots on the leaves that just appeared recently. Should I be concerned about this? What should I do? A. Sometimes wet conditions earlier in the season can cause problems ...

This past month I began to observe that the leaves on some of my maple trees located in the forested part of the property began to yellow and drop. I also observed this phenomenon while traveling up ...