- Sudden yellowing, then browning and shrivelling of the
leaves in summer or early autumn. If you strip the bark from
affected branches they will reveal brown streaks in the wood,
visible as a broken or continuous circle of discolouration in the
outer growth ring if the branch is cut across. Affected trees die
back to ground level, but regrowth from suckers can occur and the
tree is not completely killed.
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