Common on Indiana maple and linden in mid-summer. In Speedway, no public street-tree inventory has been published for Speedway, so species counts are UNVERIFIED. Because the residential core finished building out by the mid-1950s and has barely been rebuilt since, much of the yard canopy is likely of comparable age and large enough to close over narrow streets and 40-to-50-foot lots — an inference from build-out dates, not a measured finding. The exception is Main Street, where a town streetscape reconstruction installed all-new landscaping, so those trees are recent. Rarely a health problem for a mature tree.
Speedway's canopy and what's at risk
No public street-tree inventory has been published for Speedway, so species counts are UNVERIFIED. Because the residential core finished building out by the mid-1950s and has barely been rebuilt since, much of the yard canopy is likely of comparable age and large enough to close over narrow streets and 40-to-50-foot lots — an inference from build-out dates, not a measured finding. The exception is Main Street, where a town streetscape reconstruction installed all-new landscaping, so those trees are recent.
What to look for
Sticky honeydew on everything under the tree, curled leaves, ants running up the trunk, sooty mould following.
Whether the tree can be saved
Rarely a health problem for a mature tree. It's a nuisance problem — the honeydew is what makes people call.
Timing in Marion County
Usually resolves on its own as predators build up. Treatment is for the mess, not the tree.
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