Food tree leaves getting yellow and brown and have brown spots

9 years ago

My peters honey certainly has yellow leaves, some dry brown edges and brown spots. Photos attached. BThis happened over the last week. I have four other figs that are doing well. The weird thing is that my Kokusa mulberry tree is about 8 feet from the peters honey you showing the same symptoms. The whole summer has been hot and dry with many 100° days. Over the last two weeks however we have had an awful lot of rain. Could this in someway have affected my fig and Mulberry. As I said, all of the others are fine. The interesting thing is that the peters honey and the Mulberry are about 8 feet apart. As I said, all of the others are fine. The interesting thing is that the peters honey and the Mulberry are about 8 feet apart If it's not the rain, the only thing I can think of is that lawn was sprayed for weeds and some of the spray drifted onto the leaves of these two trees.

Does it look like a disease, fungus, and iron deficiency? Pretty lost and would appreciate any help

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hoosierbanana
9 years ago
The types of herbicides used on lawns are selective for broadleaf plants and might be taken up by the roots, or burn them. What did you spray the lawn with?
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Liz K 7b-8a Charlotte
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9 years ago
True Green sprayed Dismiss Nuthedge, and Dismiss (Sulfentraxone)
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hoosierbanana
9 years ago
I don't know if that would cause the problem. But you should tell them no more herbicides or chemicals since you no longer have a lawn but an orchard with grass. The half life of that chemical in soil is 1.5 years and plants take it up through their roots...

The trees could be having trouble for other reasons. The mulberry does not have iron deficiency, that first appears on new growth. That is probably magnesium deficiency. Are the roots healthy? The leaves look a little wilted to me, maybe it is overwatered?

The fig looks stressed but not sure why. How have you been watering it and how long ago was it planted? Which region do you live in and what has the weather been like? Some more pics might help.
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