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Spots All Over Your Maple Leaves? Here's How to Tell Anthracnose From Tar Spot
Half the maples in Durham Region are dropping spotted leaves onto lawns right now, and it's only the third week of August. Wet spring, hot dry summer — here's how to tell which spot you've got, which one actually threatens the tree, and why spraying now accomplishes nothing.
August 21, 2026
Why Is My Maple Turning Colour in August? It Might Be Verticillium Wilt
If one side of your maple is going red and crispy while the rest of the tree still looks fine, that asymmetry is the tell. Verticillium wilt comes up through the roots, plugs the tree's plumbing, and there is no fungicide for it — but that does not automatically mean you lose the tree.
August 18, 2026
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