Stress is not only bad for humans. It can have a negative impact on your trees as well. Marilyn in Normal is concerned about her flowering crab tree, which began showing what she believed to be signs of stress when the leaves started turning brown and red. The heat of summer and lack of rain can trigger a stress reaction in plants. Heat stress is very common. A tree planted in the wrong place (too much sun, or poor soil) can cause stress. Right tree in the right place is the Grow mantra. The