----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Tree Care <http://www.ourcityforest.org/~treecare> To: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 9:33 AM Subject: Re: Japanese pagoda tree Yes this is often a sign of drought stress. I don't think you should worry though because is does happen to most of the Pogodas planted here. The deep root watering should help. Your tree looks very healthy all things considered.    On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> wrote: Five years ago this month we planted our tree. It is getting spots on leaves which turn yellow and fall off. Flower buds are coming,but leaves look bad. This happened last summer too and it survived. Wondering if Bermuda grass sucking out all the water. It's impossible to get rid of this grass. Bought deep watering stake thing to help get more water to roots and have been using this for 2 months. Photos attached We live at When it comes to beautifying streets, parks, schools and yards, and educating residents, Our City Forest is ready to assist. Together, we can grow a green and healthy Silicon Valley. http://ourcityforest.org/   ;