lorrayne
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WhitebeamDoes any tree person know I these drop their leaves sooner than most - I have three on the estate I manage and they are planted in different areas, as soon as gardeners have been and mowed the lawns are covered again in leaves??
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tahir
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Not that I know of, could it be heat stress/drought?
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Mistress Rose
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I don't think they do particularly either. The leaves are far more obvious than most though because of their size and colour, so just a few look like a lot. High winds will bring some down, but otherwise as Tahir says.
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Treacodactyl
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I think the ones in my woodland do drop their leaves earlier than some trees, but they're not in the ideal position as it can get a bit wet.
I'll have a look at them over the weekend and see how they compare to other trees, the sycamore round here this year has shed very early.
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Treacodactyl
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I've checked and our whitebeams definitely have quite a few leaves down already. Neighbouring oak and hazel hardly any down, a few off the beech and the cherry almost bald.
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lorrayne
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Thanks for your input all - the whitebeam are planted in different areas and yet all seem to be acting in the same way - one area is quite damp and its a solitary tree
another within 15 feet of 2 large oaks so it could be too dry and the other planted about 10 feet from a crab apple which is healthy. We are on clay maybe when our company employs the tree survey guys we will know more.
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