Hello Boys! How I promised I'm here to keep you updated. Everything was okay with the tree until 2-3 weeks ago when it started to turn yellow again. I went for a holiday and I did asked my room mate to take care of the tree. She said she did everything how I asked (watering with a half strength fertilizer once in a week, around 1 litre per watering). I don't think it's overwatering...We lost lots of leaves again and I really don't know what else can I do, what is went wrong again. Will post some pics as well. Please Josh if you have any idea what is what we are doing wrong let me know asap because I'm really worried about the tree! Thanks in advance for your time! Linda

Looks like the start of mildew to me. Are you able to keep the foliage dry while providing lots of direct sun? You can't give them too much sun.

Normal for them to thin SOME leaves just like that this time of year. Wouldn't worry unless you start seeing bare spots opening along the branches.

I am sick! I'm losing several beautiful Bracken's Brown Beauties. NOT yellow leaves, we're talking dark brown and drooping leave. Trees are near easement. Either the county (which is always so very helpful!!!!:( :( :( when it comes to killing plants, sprayed a strong herbiside on the easement to knock down tall weeds, or Scott's lawn service killed them with herbiside. Magnolias along border of easement. I'm betting it was county!!! Past experience. I planted Carolina jasmine to help control erosion and create beauty on the culvert, put out 75 plants. Lot of work, no small expense. Some fool from the county hit it with kill-all herbicide. Yes, high grass should have been mowed. But I can't do it because the sides of the ditch / easement are so steep and difficult to mow. I've almost turned the lawn mower over on myself several times trying to mow it. My husband doesn't have any problem mowing it, but absolutely won't get around to doing it! Hence the county herbicide spraying. And now killing I don't know how many of my beautiful magnolias. I'm real angry. Having a terrible day. Really. I loved /babies all those trees! Nothing but a crime to kill them!