Luke Fay

Identifying Early Signs of Tree Stress Before Autumn Arrives

Walk through a garden in late August and, at first glance, everything seems fine. Trees are heavy with leaves, birds are still flitting between branches, and there’s that end-of-summer warmth hanging in the air. But if you pause for a moment and look closer, the signs of early tree stress can start to show themselves. A patch of dry, curling leaves on the sunny side. A few more twigs than usual were scattered across the lawn. A branch that seems thinner than the rest.