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Tree developing brown spots and shedding leaves early
Tina Duffill
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We have a tree which has pale green leaves and spikes along its branches. The leaves are developing brown patches and dropping early. Does anyone know what the problem may be? I will add a photo of the leaves once I am near my laptop as I am unable to post photos from my smartphone for some reason.
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I take it you don't know what the tree is Tina?
The usual reason for leaves going brown and dropping is stress - and that can be caused by lots of factors. Bearing in mind the type of weather some parts of the country are experiencing, I'd hazard a guess at heat, ie - sun and lack of water causing the plant to be dried out. They then drop leaves to give them a better chance of saving any available moisture. Is that a possibility? Is it in the ground or potted? Potted specimens can suffer badly in heat once they get dried out too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...