posted 4 years ago
For the top picture, you might want to cut off the dead branches and see if the rest of the tree makes it through the year. The white spots in the bottom picture look like a fungal infection (maybe downy mildew)?
Are these trees in a damp area that might foster fungal infections?
Weeds are just plants with enough surplus will to live to withstand normal levels of gardening!--Alexandra Petri