Posted by tim on August 09, 19100 at 22:38:58:
In Reply to: black wilted leaves on maple tree posted by Ann on May 15, 19100 at 21:37:38:
I WAS ABLE TO FIND SOME INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM CONCERNING MAPLE LEAVES THAT ARE LOADED WITH BLACK-SPOTS , AND FALLING OFF THE TREE'S HERE IN TORRINGTON,CONNECTICUT.
THE NAME OF THE DISEASE IS THE ''TARSPOT FUNGUS''
OR,''PHYLLOSTICTA '' THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES NEAR THE END OF THE SEASON,EVEN THOUGH THIS DOES SEEM TOO EARLY FOR IT TO HAPPEN. SPRAYING A PESTICIDE,OR I SHOULD SAY,A FUNGUCIDE REALLY IS NOT NECESSARY , AND PROBABLY WILL NOT HELP WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED...BUT I DID READ THAT IT IS RECOMENDED THAT FALLEN LEAVES SHOULD BE PICKED UP AND NOT LEFT BY THE TREE OR THE SOIL, AS IT WOULD DECOMPOSE AND POSSIBLY RE-INOCULATE THE TREE NEXT YEAR WITH THE SAME CONDITION THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING NOW...I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU AND I HOPE THAT ALL MY INFORMATION I FOUND IS CORRECT.LET ME KNOW IF YOU HERE OF ANYTHING DIFFERENT-THANKS!TIM