It’s late summer in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7). Outdoor temperatures continue to hit 90°F almost daily, and weekly precipitation is low. Over the past 3-4 weeks leaves have been dropping prematurely from landscape trees. Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), river birch (Betula nigra), willow (Salix spp.), sycamore (Platanus x acerifolia), […]
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Summer Leaf Drop From Trees
Posted by Hugh on August 20th, 2011
Posted in Birch (Betula spp.), Elms (Ulmus), Garden Problems, Hackberry (Celtis), Large Shade trees, Premature leaf drop, Redbud, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer heat tolerant, Sycamore (Platanus), Trees & Shrubs, watering tips, Willows (Salix) 
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