Help with Sycamore

[Timon]

South Central Kentucky. Any idea what's wrong with my Sycamore tree? Can I do anything to stop it from dying?

 

[Del_]

https://www.google.com/search?q=sya...rome..69i57.6266j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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[Raintree]

Very difficult to diagnose from that picture. Need close ups of the issues. Throwing a few guesses out there. Tree is recovering from sycamore anthracnose, that can explain the lion tail look. May have some twig dieback from cicada activity. Finally I would guess lacebug on the lower leaves, this common pest is popping now.
Can't make recommendations on guesses.

 

[Campbellcontractlogging]

I’ve seen a gob of sycamore and I ain’t never seen the like hope you figure it out.

 

[ATH]

did it drop a lot of leaves earlier in the growing season? I see none on the ground now...have you cleaned them up?

 

[Timon]

did it drop a lot of leaves earlier in the growing season? I see none on the ground now...have you cleaned them up?

The leaves never started growing in those branches in the spring. Now others are starting to turn brown.

 

[Timon]

Very difficult to diagnose from that picture. Need close ups of the issues. Throwing a few guesses out there. Tree is recovering from sycamore anthracnose, that can explain the lion tail look. May have some twig dieback from cicada activity. Finally I would guess lacebug on the lower leaves, this common pest is popping now.
Can't make recommendations on guesses.

Got a few more pics.

 

[Raintree]

New pictures are confirming anthracnose.
Environmental conditions are a big driving factor with this disease. Treatments are available, in my opinion they are marginal.
Proper sanitation of infected leaf litter, pruning and fertility per soil test is best.