Another difference: In the later stages of an oak-wilt infection, the fungus causing the disease grows black mats under the bark, which creates pressure that often leads to cracks and vertical ...

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 ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Oak wilt is a devastating, incurable fungus that is slowly spreading over a large part of the United States. First found in Wisconsin in the 1930s, it arrived in North ...

Oak wilt infections have been confirmed in two stands of trees in southwest Marquette County, signaling additional spread of the often-fatal oak tree fungus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Oak wilt is caused by a fungus that affects every species of oak trees, said Kimberlee Peterson, a woodland ecologist with the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Oak wilt is caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum. The fungus invades the xylem, the water-conducting vessels of the trees, and the tree responds by plugging the tissues, ...

Oak wilt is caused by a fungus that affects every species of oak trees, said Kimberlee Peterson, a woodland ecologist with the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Not all wilt symptoms on oak trees can be attributed to the fungus that causes oak wilt. Drought, insect damage, soil compaction, and other abiotic factors can cause symptoms similar to those of ...

According to an information sheet issued by the ag station, which calls oak wilt “An Invasive Pathogen on Connecticut’s Doorstep!,” the disease is caused by a fungus, Bretziella fagacearum ...

Oak wilt operates by invading the vascular system of oak trees, interfering with their ability to transport water and nutrients. It spreads in two primary ways: above ground, where sap beetles ...

Oak wilt is a tree disease caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum. ... The fungus can kill red oaks within weeks, while white oaks are better able to withstand the disease.