Oak Wilt

For the reader who arrived thinking: “Oh no, is it oak wilt?”

• Tree Pruning & Oak Wilt Prevention: TFS/ISAT Official Recommendation

  Most people read the February to June oak wounding window as a ban on pruning. Why the 2011 TFS/ISAT recommendation says pruning sometimes reduces wounding.

  February 19, 2011

• Treatment and Control Options for Oak Wilt

  Oak wilt treatment and control options — two fungicide injection techniques, trenching to break root connections, and why the diagnosis comes first.

  April 4, 2010

• The History of Oak Wilt

  Where oak wilt came from: first described in Wisconsin in 1942, first found in Texas in 1961, and the case that the fungus was introduced, not native.

  March 28, 2010

• Planting New Trees In Oak Wilt Sensitive Areas

  What to plant in an oak wilt neighborhood in Central Texas: the limits of the popular wilt-resistant oaks, and the case for replanting natives.

  September 14, 2009

• Identifying Oak Wilt: the Challenges and the Solution

  The same symptoms of oak wilt come from many other tree disorders. Why diagnosis is the hard part in Central Texas, and what actually settles it.

  May 7, 2009