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Lack of Water

Leaves of trees that are deficient in water may dry and turn brown. Soft interior tissue between the veins collapses and becomes translucent.

Solutions

Be sure to follow good irrigation and fertilization practices.

Dead leaves on twig, next to healthy; Lindcove field station Credit: Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
Leaves deficient in water. Credit: Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
Water stressed leaves showing mesophyll collapse; . Credit: Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
Collapse of tissue between veins. Credit: Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
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