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What's wrong with my tree?

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  • 16-09-2018 10:49am
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    Precious flower
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    Hi guys,

    I am (attempting) to grow a sycamore tree and it has started to develop white patches on it leaves. When it just starting growing it had these as well and I just picked off all the leaves and the tree sprouting new healthy ones in the spring. However it has since grown and the leaves have turned like this. I worry that interfering when I don't know what I'm doing might harm the tree.

    Does anyone know what this is and have any advice how to treat it?

    Thank you!


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    blue5000
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    It could be just the time of year, look at some other local sycamore trees. Or it could be some sort of fungus.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    magicbastarder
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    looks like a powdery mildew.


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    New Home
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    looks like a powdery mildew.

    Agreed. Look under "Trees" here.


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    looksee
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    Sycamores tend to be disease magnets, if its not one thing its another. And if it does grow it will be too big for the average garden.


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    _Brian
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    While they pick up all sorts of stuff they are virtually indestructible.

    It will be grand, until it’s too big.


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    per aspera ad astra
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    Maybe some sort of spray? You know – to make it... syc-no-more??

    I'm going, I'm going!


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    Precious flower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,812 ✭✭✭Precious flower


    Thanks guy, a kind of mold/mildew is what I thought it might be.
    Yeah I didn't reailse how big it would get so I plan to plant it in an open space.
    Yes they're meant to be pretty hardy alright! I just wasn't sure if I needed to do something or not or whether it was serious.
    :)


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