Sugar maple borer?

[Capitalist]

Its july now. Still has green leaves dropping. Many branches leafed out and suddenly died leaving the dead leaves this may-june.
Customer likes the tree and it is young.

I see borer holes in the bark. Just dont know what kind. Petiole? This is west central missouri right on ks line.

 

[Capitalist]

 

[Capitalist]

Something sawed this leaf off very smooth but I am sure that's a separate issue.

Looking for best treatment option for the borer issue.

 

[Jed1124]

The borer holes look like they are possibly Yellow Belly Sapsucker holes.
The tip die back is definitely more of a concern. You said it’s a relatively young tree. How’s the planting depth? Is there a nice flair or does it look like a pole sticking out of the ground?
If it’s not a root issue it could be verticillium wilt.

 

[Capitalist]

The borer holes look like they are possibly Yellow Belly Sapsucker holes.
The tip die back is definitely more of a concern. You said it’s a relatively young tree. How’s the planting depth? Is there a nice flair or does it look like a pole sticking out of the ground?
If it’s not a root issue it could be verticillium wilt.

It has a good root flare.
Its probably 8 years old if I had to guess hard to tell. I was assuming the die back was from xylem loss