I have noticed that the Sycamores in both Sacramento and in Los Angeles are
starting to turn yellow. Seems way to early for this. Anyone have an idea
about it?

"Blue" wrote in message ...
I have noticed that the Sycamores in both Sacramento and in Los Angeles are
starting to turn yellow. Seems way to early for this. Anyone have an idea
about it?

Here in the Northeast a wet spring means the sycamores are easy to
spot on any hillside as they are the trees defoliated by anthracnose
and similar disease. Most recover without a hitch.
Has it been dry where you are? if the leaves are not making a surplus
of food the tree doesn't keep them.

The yellow color on sycamore trees (in the east) is usually a result of
mites in mid summer, syc. lacebug, and often some anthracnose. We are just
sort of habituated to it I guess.

--
Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"Blue" wrote in message ...
I have noticed that the Sycamores in both Sacramento and in Los Angeles are
starting to turn yellow. Seems way to early for this. Anyone have an
idea
about it?

It has been very dry here and in the West in general. Of course "dry"
refers to the non-irrigated areas and the Sycamores I'm referring to are all
in irrigated areas.

"Beecrofter" wrote in message
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"Blue" wrote in message
...
I have noticed that the Sycamores in both Sacramento and in Los Angeles
are
starting to turn yellow. Seems way to early for this. Anyone have an
idea
about it?

Here in the Northeast a wet spring means the sycamores are easy to
spot on any hillside as they are the trees defoliated by anthracnose
and similar disease. Most recover without a hitch.
Has it been dry where you are? if the leaves are not making a surplus
of food the tree doesn't keep them.