Nor do our Aesculus in steamy NC; too many fungal issues. they do a lot better in IL.
O and looking at the pics again, I don't see any mining by Cameraria. I've seen it bad in Germany and the UK. But Aesculus is not a major player in landscapes here ime.
The owner tends to feel that with so much dieback the load is reduced so no more support is needed.
And I would tend to agree. Response growth is quite vigorous.
Stig I think the browning was due to fungus--common in late season ime-- but frankly the structural issue consumed my attention on this one and i did not ID!
No worries, apparently. Past owner saw them in 1976 when moving in. No signs of maintenance in the interim. 2014: the first cable looks quite new, the second had raveled one turn of the splice, which we 'remedied' by vinyl tape and circular clamps.
Response growth is quite striking. One leader...
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