Have a red maple that out of the blue is dropping leaves like crazy . Has some spots on the leaves on the tree . Any ideas as to why or how to treat it ? 
Red maple dropping leaves
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gumneck
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Did your area get really cold temps at night recently? Also, we have been pretty dry until yesterday ?
No real cold but it’s been dry the past two weeks and for the next week it will be dry here .
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We have a Japanese red maple that gets some morning sun and some later afternoon but it sits underneath some pine trees. Its my understanding that the Japanese red maple is not a full sun tree and some leaf scorch can happen if it is in full sun and has had no significant rain certainly wouldn't help it. I dont know what variety yours is but the leaves do look similar to a JRM tree...maybe it's just been too sunny, too little rain for this early in the spring. That's my guess
A slow deep watering once a week may help it until you see rain, it wont hurt it any.
A slow deep watering once a week may help it until you see rain, it wont hurt it any.
Post some pictures of the distorted and discolored leaves.
I agree with gumneck
I am thinking drought is your problem.
I am thinking drought is your problem.
Seems to me when a tree starts acting sickly about the only thing that helps is Pray for the tree.
If it's dying it's a goner.
Lack of water will make them shed leaves but if it loses all leaves it has severe cancer, usually stage 4. root death.
If it's dying it's a goner.
Lack of water will make them shed leaves but if it loses all leaves it has severe cancer, usually stage 4. root death.
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Took a leaf off today. Been watering a couple times but it’s not really an option to really soak it my water while running pretty well from the spring but is finite related to time , the cistern only refills so fast 
By the looks of that leaf I'd be investigating what was used on the lawn.
I don’t use anything on the lawn just a mulching blade on the mower . It gets natural fertilizers deer poop
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Hey Mark, we've been drier than usual here. I tried to look up how much over or under your area was for rainfall this year. The closest I could find showed up a couple inches in Jan, down a couple inches in Feb etc. I assumed it was over/under based on avg but the map I looked at didn't show where in NY it was....so useless.
It sure does look like leaf scorch around the edges however the spots in the middle of the leaves is something else. If its been warmer up there then normal, I wonder if some type of insect has been unleashed sooner than usual and the typical predator for that insect is not around yet.
Watering once a week will be good for now. If leaves continue to drop dont over water it...since less leaves.
If it's not damage from weed control herbicides. I would look for insects or mite activity. The dead spots appear to be anthracnose.
I’m going to try and water suppose to storm today and then some rain Saturday. Hope for the best
Do you guys have the spotted lantern fly there yet Mark?
https://images.app.goo.gl/djBd4q7qVhEwEq5Z7
https://images.app.goo.gl/djBd4q7qVhEwEq5Z7
I haven’t seen any of them flying around
Just had some heavy rain . Now it’s just a steady rain suppose to stay like this till Saturday morning.
Temp dropped from 92 to 71 in a few minutes
Temp dropped from 92 to 71 in a few minutes
Send it this way. They won't like it at Carlisle but.......
Seems to be moving south west
