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Sycamore anthracnose

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From: Heather Stafford City: Champaign, IL
I have a large Sycamore tree in my front yard, and I believe it suffers from anthracnose. The leaves that aren't falling off the tree are wilted and brown. I just moved into this house last summer, so I don't know if the tree had this problem last year. The entire crown seems affected. Is there anything I can do to help the tree?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Greetings Heather: The relatively cool and wet weather has increased the incidence of anthracnose this year. Please refer to the following publications for preventative maintenance and treatment: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/Spfo/pubs/fidls/anthracnose_east/fidl-ae.htm http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/pdf_pubs/621.PDF
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