Marcescence is typical in juvenile trees and generally low-risk. Failure potential during winter events is driven more by branch union quality and overall structure than leaf retention alone.
Risk assessment should prioritize roots, trunk defects, and scaffold architecture.
by BotanicalSolutionsNY
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I have a young oak at a customer’s house that does this and now I know why so thanks!! It’s a very vertical upright tree so I don’t think it’s huge issue but the more you know!