Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fig leaf with brown edges grows on a tree - Amilat/Shutterstock Brown leaves on a tree can be a sign of many different problems.

Have you ever noticed that when you cut down a tree — or a tree dies suddenly — the dead leaves stay on the tree for a long time? The leaves go from green to brown, but stay on the dead tree branches.

Q: What are these growths or galls on our maple leaves? — Steve R. A: The round, protruding bumplike growths on tree leaves are called galls, and they inspire frequent questions every year. Tree types ...