Maple/Acer

I cut back my Acer last year as it was too tall. The new leaves are now coming out and this morning I noticed that there was a sticky substance on some of the leaves……..what is it and will it kill the tree which is much loved. Is there anything I can buy to stop this……..thank you x

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 05/12/2018 @ 9:52 am

This sounds like Honeydews, which is the residue from pests.
You can treat the tree with Neem Oil.
These links have more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/what-is-honeydew.htm ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm ^[2]

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