dragonshade1

Thanks so much for the links. Though I am perplexed....from reading them it has got to be the tar spots. The timing of and description of symptoms is right on. Though I know I saw what looked to be the same spots on the Northern Red oak I planted a year ago for sure. The oak is near one the maples and was SEVERELY stressed this past year (approx. 6 months after planting). It had a wonderful horizontal branch about 1/2 way up the tree (tree is about 8'), and some lovely neighbor, or neighborhood child ripped it clean off the tree leaving a bad wound into the heartwood of the trunk. It is healing, but shortly after this happened I noticed the spots on it's leaves. Wonder if it is a different fungus that was just opportunistic. Thanks again