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Maple wilt, also called Verticillium wilt, is a common and serious disease of maples. The destructive soil-borne fungus, Verticillium, kills many maples each year throughout North America. Norway maples seem especially sensitive to infection by Verticillium.
Q: My maple tree has black spots on most  if not all  of its leaves. Can you tell me what this is and if I should be concerned about it? I would hate to lose this tree since it is the only one in my front yard. A: The writer enclosed a leaf sample that had large black spots on it, typical of a common fungal disease appropriately called maple tar spot. Despite affecting an alarming percentage of the leaves on a tree, maple tar spot is a cosmetic problem rather than anything life threatening.