  Let $G=(V,E)$ be a connected graph, where $V=\{v_1, v_2, \cdots, v_n\}$ and
$m=|E|$. $d_i$ will denote the degree of vertex $v_i$ of $G$, and
$\Delta=\max_{1\leq i \leq n} d_i$. The ABC matrix of $G$ is defined as
$M(G)=(m_{ij})_{n \times n}$, where $m_{ij}=\sqrt{(d_i + d_j -2)/(d_i d_j)}$ if
$v_i v_j \in E$, and 0 otherwise. The largest eigenvalue of $M(G)$ is called
the ABC spectral radius of $G$, denoted by $\rho_{ABC}(G)$. Recently, this
graph invariant has attracted some attentions. We prove that $\rho_{ABC}(G)
\leq \sqrt{\Delta+(2m-n+1)/\Delta -2}$. As an application, the unique tree with
$n \geq 4$ vertices having second largest ABC spectral radius is determined.
