Table 7.

Major stem and foliage problems In Norway, silver, and sugar maple street trees.

ConditionNorway mapleSliver mapleSugar maple
Incidence in Percent
Stem problems—Syracuse
  large wounds1278
  broken branches385
  broken branch stubs383229
  pruning branch stubs252215
  Nectria cinnabarina200
  target nectria002
  Eutypella parasitica203
  heart rot252834
  sap rot1335
  seam20914
Foliage problems—Syracuse
  scorch17224
  necrotic fleck1204
  chlorosis253338
  chlorotic fleck1568
  interveinal chlorosis1288
  chlorotic, tufted and small607
  wilted20728
  fall coloration3813
  mites0200
  aphids1901
None, normal foliage10166
1 Ratings: 0 to 9
Average stem condition
  Syracuse2.01.52.2
  Rochester1.61.41.4
Average foliage condition
  Syracuse2.11.51.9
  Rochester1.51.02.5
  • 1 Varies from good (0) to bad (9).