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Sweetgum Crown Dieback: Construction Damage, Wait 3–5 Years

Two tall sweetgums pre-date house. Past 2 years: tops losing leaves. Doomed or stressed?

Construction Disease

Equipment compaction → root suffocation
Grade change
Sun scald on newly exposed trees

Prognosis

Wait 3–5 years
If alive then, remedial actions possible
Alternative: Xylella fastidiosa (google)

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