The next potential threat facing Niagara County’s trees could make the jump from across the border. Trees in Canada’s Niagara Region have been infected with oak wilt, a fungal disease that means ...

What is oak wilt disease and how can it be prevented? I have several oak trees on my property and am concerned. O ak wilt is a fungal disease that is spread by sap-feeding beetles through open ...

Oak wilt can quickly kill trees in the red oak family. The fungus can be carried by beetles during the spring and summer, so don’t prune trees from April 15-July 15 to protect them from disease.

Oak wilt’s onset can be confused with other more common issues, such as drought stress, leaf loss from spongy-moth caterpillars, and diseases such as anthracnose and bacterial leaf scorch.

Oak wilt radiates out to other oak trees, but advances at a slower pace, but even then, can cause tree death in a single season, and often in a matter of weeks.

We look at why red oaks are more prone to disease now and what to do if your tree has it. There are 600 species of oak trees in the world, ten of which are native to Michigan. Red oaks are at the ...

Oak wilt is a disease only found in North America, most commonly in the upper Midwest of the United States. It’s caused by a fungus, Bretziella fagacearum , which is transmitted by sap beetles ...

Oak wilt is one of the deadliest tree diseases in the U.S., responsible for killing millions of trees across 76 counties in Texas, according to the forest service.

Oak trees sent to the University of Connecticut that originated in a Maryland nursery appeared to have been infected with oak wilt, but the trees were destroyed before the disease could be ...

The fungus can be carried by beetles during the spring and summer, so don’t prune trees from April 15-July 15 to protect them from disease.