Newly Planted Weeping Redbud Leaf Spots: Likely Chemical or Physical Injury

Not Disease or Insects

Spots appearing 2 days after planting = injury from contact (herbicide drift, fertilizer burn, handling damage). Not a pathogen.

Action

• Review any sprays applied nearby.
• Watch new leaves—if clean, it was transient.
• Water at base only, every 2–3 days (not daily 20 min).

Outlook

Tree should outgrow it if roots establish well.