I’m seeing these in my neighborhood that have already lost all their leaves. I can’t remember what kind of tree they are and is this normal time of year for them to lose their leaves or early?

  • LateToTheCuttingEdge@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s a birch, I think a European white birch. It shouldn’t be losing leaves this early. Look closely at the bark and see if you see a series of holes. If so, it’s infested with Birch borers, and the tree is probably a goner. With all of that being said, the best thing the homeowner can do is hire a certified arborist to evaluate the tree.

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      1 year ago

      Turns out it is a cherry blossom tree. There are a bunch in my neighborhood that have lost their leaves like this which I’m finding out is normal for them in late August. The birch trees around here are still green along with a lot of other types. They don’t lose their leaves till late September and early October

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    It could be a cherry blossom tree. I’m guessing you’re in the northeast US based on this tree and the southern lilac in the back left. I’m also in the northeast US, and the cherry blossom trees are losing their leaves here already.

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      1 year ago

      I’m in the southeast US, just north of Atlanta, GA. It looks like you are correct about cherry blossom tree. I found out that this is normal time of year for them to lose leaves as you describe, I just haven’t been paying attention… they are not normally found this far south but somehow there are a bunch in the suburbs up here.

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    1 year ago

    Maybe water/heat stress given how bad the past couple of weeks have been. I haven’t seen any other trees dry out though.

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      1 year ago

      Correction. There are a few trees around here that have dropped most of their leaves. One looks similar to that (growth and bark)… and I think it may be a cherry blossom tree.

      • kiwidude1010@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It looks like a cherry blossom to me. My reasoning for this is because of the “rings” in the bark, the branch structure also looks really similar to how cherry blossoms look.