Sweet Gum Tree Leaves Turning Yellow

Since we have not had any cool weather yet i think that it is too early for this to be occuring.

Sweet gum tree leaves turning yellow. These handsome trees have a pyramidal canopy when young that becomes rounded with age. This actually happened last year the tree dropped every single leaf. I have had to treat them before for lack of iron but never have seen the black spots on leaves. Leaves yellow veins are green alkaline soil chlorosis or yellowing of the foliage is sometimes a sign that a plant is not able to take up enough iron from the soil.

As the water supply dwindles the leaves turn yellow and fall from the tree. It took it several months to recover and grow new leaves. Where the bark is not smooth it is usually rough and flaky resembling a layer of broken scales. Styraciflua is a deciduous tree to 20m tall broadly conical in outline with rather glossy maple like 5 to 7 lobed leaves which turn to shades of orange crimson and purple in autumn.

Their fall color lasts much longer than most other trees. Answer from nga may 15 2006. I do not see any issue with the trunk nor has there been any other stress issue. Chlorosis is caused by the plant not being able to acquire the iron it needs.

Like the sweetgum and the yellow poplar the sycamore has leaves that are alternate in arrangement. Here are a few paragraphs from a recent article i wrote for our club newsletter. Sweet gum is not fond of your area thus. For the woodturner sweet gum is a delight to turn and with a most pleasant aroma.

I don t think it s a nutritional problem because several of the neighbors trees seem to have the same problem. This is a defense mechanism that allows the tree to conserve water by shutting off the water supply to its leaves. Iron chlorosis affects many trees as the leaves turn a yellowish color while the leaf veins remain dark green. Iron is necessary for the production of chlorophyll.

Sycamore trees are also distinguished by their large patches of smooth bark which has a creamy camo appearance from its mix yellow tan and gray. The entire appearance of the tree has been altered. Robert that sounds like a root problem. Genus liquidambar are deciduous trees grown for their alternate maple like leaves which take on brilliant and long lasting autumn colour.

The wood can be fairly bland but more often displays streaks of varying hues. This is often because the soil is not acidic enough. My sweet gum tree has been developing discolored leaves and is starting to drop them. In severe cases leaf color changes from yellow to white to brown.

Mature leaves are 4 to 7 inches wide. It is large and mature but it has lots of leaves turning yellow and brown and dropping. The lack of iron results in the loss of the green color. In some cases this wood is confused with.

If left untreated twigs or even the. Alex sweet gum is one of my favorite woods for turning. I live in houston tx and have a sweet gum tree in our yard. They make excellent lawn or shade trees in large landscapes.

Return to agent articles. Flowers and fruits are inconspicuous details l. Sweet gum tree leaves have five to seven pointed lobes and their shape will remind you of a star. I don t want to.