Before using insecticides, however, try blasting the aphids from the trees with forceful jets of.

Some people have not watered as much as usual because we did have a relatively moist spring in much of New Mexico.

Sep 25, In our region (6a USDA zone for Chicago), we typically see our honey locust trees start to lose their leaves in late September or early October, depending on the weather for that year. This means that nighttime temperatures have steadily been in the 50s, and may have dipped down into the 40s on occasion.

As trees lose their leaves in accordance to temperature changes, you can expect. Jun 30, The soil is now quite dry and unless the trees are irrigated, severe leaf drop must occur.

Even with irrigation, the drier air and hot temperatures will cause considerable leaf drop. The late cold spells may also have played a role, injuring some leaves just as they were developing in the buds or beginning to enlarge. Sep 20, Purple Seedpods Will Drop in the Fall. Perhaps the feature that honey locust trees are best known for, you may be familiar with the purple pods that contain the honey locust seeds.

This is a natural strategy to conserve water.

Similar to the way that oak trees shed their defective acorns before they release the healthy acorns, you can expect some defective seedpods around the end of summer. In my experience this is a pretty small percentage of the seedpods that are dropped early, but some drop.

Aug 17, Honey locusts are great lawn/patio trees because their leaves are so small. August is normal for leaf drop and if you had a super hot summer an avenue of stress and excess leaf drop. – stormy Aug 18 '16 at