OUTDOORS: Black Patches on Maple Leaves Not as Scary as They Look

OUTDOORS: Black patches on maple leaves not as scary as they look

Tar spot fungus can leave maple leaves speckled with black patches, but experts say the infection stays in the leaves and doesn’t move through the tree’s sap

COLUMN: Black patches on maple leaves not as scary as they look

Tar spot fungus can leave maple leaves speckled with black patches, but experts say the infection stays in the leaves and doesn’t move through the tree’s sap

Norway Maple Trees Locally Losing Their Leaves Early due to Tar Spot Fungus

Jeff Ogden, Provincial Forest Entomologist with the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, said the reason some local maple trees lost their leaves early is due to the tar spot fungus.   Tree with Tar Spot Fungus. Ogden said the trees mostly affect by Tar Spot are Norway Maple, which he said are non-native and commonly planted in towns, cities, and streetscapes. He said Tar Spot likes warm and damp environs, adding it thrived over the last…