What is the tree losing its leaves right now?

[Anonymous]

In my NOVA neighborhood, I see several of the same type of tree already with a pile of yellow leaves on the ground.
Anyone know what might be losing already?

[Anonymous]

Probably due to drought. They need water, are stressed due to lack of it, and are dropping leaves. Some trees are more affected than others by lack of water/rain.

[Anonymous]

Some kinds of trees are more drought sensitive than others. Trees planted in the last 2-3 years also need more water to prevent leaf drop.

[Anonymous]

Cherry trees lose leaves early. My yoshino trees are almost done already.

[Anonymous]

Is it a river birch?

[Anonymous]

Many trees around me have already begun losing their leaves. My front yard is full of leaves from the tree across the street (Sycamore? It has super-ugly huge, brown leaves). My backyard is starting to fill with maple leaves. My neighbor's Magnolia has lost about 10% of its leaves already.

[Anonymous]

Tulip Trees

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it a river birch?

NP. As someone considering a river birch dura heat, why do you ask?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many trees around me have already begun losing their leaves. My front yard is full of leaves from the tree across the street (Sycamore? It has super-ugly huge, brown leaves). My backyard is starting to fill with maple leaves. My neighbor's Magnolia has lost about 10% of its leaves already.

Sounds like the sycamore is sick. I have 2 huge beautiful sycamores and the are still fine.

[Anonymous]

Both our cherry trees have lost almost all their leaves already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it a river birch?

NP. As someone considering a river birch dura heat, why do you ask?

Because ours is losing leaves.

[Anonymous]

Yikes! I was wondering why. I didn't think about the drought.

[Anonymous]

I have a cherry, several maples, oaks, and dogwoods and none are losing leaves yet. The dogwoods are putting out bright red berries, but that is the only fall change so far. I do typically water my trees though the summer, but not so much this summer because we actually had a lot of rain.

[Anonymous]

Our mulberry tree is losing leaves now.

[Anonymous]

Our elm begins to lose leaves at this time every single year. It appears to be healthy and we do deep root fertilization and dutch elm preventative care.