Iron Chlorosis
Iron Chlorosis is the lack of iron in soils. Iron Chlorosis is only occuring in specific kinds of trees. These trees are from similar habitats where iron is a common mineral found in their soil. When we take these trees and mass grow them in nurseries and plant them in our yards they do not do so well. This is because they are not used to the sandy soils that most of Minnesota has to offer them. Iron chlorosis is a very serious disease and spreads through a tree pretty quickly. The first signs of iron chlorosis that you will find are yellowing of the leaves. The veins of the leaves will still be green but the rest of the leaf will be a yellow tint. This will start to spread throughout the tree and the areas that showed signs of the disease first will die off. At this stage your tree will look half dead. From there the leaf defoiliation will keep on occuring until there are no leaves left. At this point your tree has nearly met its match.Luckily if you catch this disease in just about any stage it can be recovered fully. Even if there are no leaves left on the tree. Wierd huh? Well the trees branches are still living but barely so immediate action is necessary at that point. Here are some things to look for:- Leaves yellowing
- Sections dying out in tree
Tree affected
What to look for
