I have a Green Mountain Maple planted in parkway (I live in Wisconsin on a fairly quiet suburban street). Tree has been in ground for 7 years now and has always been very healthy looking and has grown well--until this spring. It budded out, as usual, but then abruptly stopped. Some leaves grew out, but it appears everything froze (we had a hard freeze in early May). This tree and the 2 other GM Maples I have planted, also in the parkway, are very slow bloomers historically, but the other 2 trees are just fine and very healthy. The few leaves that bloomed are now droopy and there are yet any new buds and I fear it is dying, but am baffled as to how it goes from healthy one year to disaster the next? Everything appeared fine until that freeze on May 8. We noticed the following week it was not keeping pace the other 2 trees. A local landscaper is stumped. Any ideas? Would hate to lose this tree as it is 15 feet plus tall now.
Help! Dying tree?
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More detailed pictures would help. Whats going on in the canopy is most likely root related. Take some pictures of the root collar area and a few closeups of the trunk. Any bark splitting in the branches? Include those also.
I'm going to second Urban Forester's request for more pictures. I would also be interested in seeing the two healthy trees. It would be interesting to compare their circumstances (basal flare and planting). Also let us know the line up...who is where directionally (east, west, north, south orientation) etc.
Early and late freezes can be deadly....literally. But what you hope is that there are enough resources to releaf and overcome the damage. So what we are looking for in more pictures is to see if there is anything else that might attribute the susceptibility of this one tree to the late freeze compared to the other two who seemingly were not affected.
Sylvia
Early and late freezes can be deadly....literally. But what you hope is that there are enough resources to releaf and overcome the damage. So what we are looking for in more pictures is to see if there is anything else that might attribute the susceptibility of this one tree to the late freeze compared to the other two who seemingly were not affected.
Sylvia
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