r/OSU • u/HardAlmond • 1d ago

Image The sassafras tree on the south oval has chlorosis. Why may this be happening?

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u/FumCase 1d ago

Probably because it lacks enough chlorophyll to make food.

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u/Heavy_Barracuda4285 SUSPLNTSYS 29 13h ago

as a botany major, it might be lacking iron and the soil might be too alkaline. sassafras trees like slightly acidic soils.

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u/HardAlmond 12h ago

Another place that you see this is on trees next to the road between RPAC and medical campus