Sycamores appear to be dying

[Stereo]

We've got many sycamores in our 5 acre wood and today I noticed that on many of them the leaves appear burned on certain limbs mainly lower in the tree. Many trees are affected young and old. Hope the pic comes out ok. Any ideas?

[Pat Ferrett]

Weather conditions

Edited July 14, 2012 by Pat Ferrett

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

and what is it about the weather jammy, noticed this in whip yesterday, all lower canopy, looked bad

[slack ma girdle]

It is rife here in west wales, but it is only the understory leaves that are affected due to the prolonged west weather, that do not get a chance to dry. I think it is some sort of rust/ scab that is causing it.

[born2trot]

I agree with slack , i believe fauna and flora alike will suffer from prolonged dampness this year .

[Pat Ferrett]

and what is it about the weather jammy

 

Its the bright sunshine and high temps mate

[Mozza]

Its the bright sunshine and high temps mate

 

:lol:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Its the bright sunshine and high temps mate

 

I guess I walked into that sarcasm!

 

[Mark Bolam]

What do you know anyway Tone?

 

Been in the tree game long, have ya?

[Jesse]

Cryptostroma corticale thats what the trees have got if you get chance read up on it, most Sycamore trees have got it but the spring drought conditions that we have had have really made it more noticeable, tip for you, in winter when all the leaves have fallen look up into the crown of a Sycamore and if it has ANY retained brown leaves it has got it.

[daltontrees]

That C. corticale is nasty, isn't it? Won't it finish the trees off eventually?