Q: We are curious to know the identity of a tree we saw in a park, surviving the Southwest climate that has leaves that look like a maple and a round spiky seed pod. Can you tell us?

If you have been in any of our parks, green spaces or near the water, and noticed leaves all over the ground, almost like it’s fall, chances are it’s due to sycamore anthracnose. This disease has hit ...

A sycamore is a grand, stately native tree with attractive, peeling white-and-gray bark and broad, shady leaves. Sadly, sycamores are sometimes affected by a disfiguring fungal disease called ...

Q: We bought a sycamore tree from a local nursery 30 months ago. The first summer it started out healthy, but it soon began to develop brown edges on the leaves. The leaves eventually fell prematurely ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A cool, moist spring has led to an increase in sycamore anthracnose and oak anthracnose, diseases affecting the foliage of sycamore and white oak trees. "The diseases appear to some ...

While in England, about 20 years ago, I was struck by the large number of sycamore trees lining city streets everywhere. So widely planted are sycamore (Platanus acerifolia) trees in England that ...