Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Maple tree problem - lack of iron?, 1 by jugglerguy

jugglerguy wrote:
Here I dug some soil away from the base of the tree. I was starting to hit small roots, but I didn't notice any root flair yet. I suspect the tree is planted too deeply. I added compost all around the tree yesterday, so the grass is sort of a mess.

I walked down a few houses and took pictures of my neighbors' trees. I found three other trees in two yards within a short distance from my house. They all looked exactly like mine, discolored leaves and small dead branches at the top. I was going to post some pictures of my neighbor's trees, but I think you can just take my word for it. I'm pretty sure their trees would have come from the same nursery. It doesn't seem likely that they'd all be planted too deeply, but maybe they were.