AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the winter months roll in through Central Texas, so, too is oak wilt season. Oak wilt is one of the most impactful tree diseases nationally, and is particularly destructive here in ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has proposed a firewood quarantine, aiming to restrict ...

I received a question from a reader: We would very much like to see an article in the P-B about oak wilt. Our neighborhood has a lot of oak trees and we are very dismayed to see many of them affected ...

During the period between April 15 and July 15, beetles actively carry spores of fungus from tree to tree, meaning oak trees are at high risk for infection with oak wilt. Oak trees with wounds in ...

Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

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 positively ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to prune their oak trees in the winter to help stop the spread of oak wilt. Oak wilt is caused by the fungus ...

Trees across Michigan are just wrapping up their display of fall color, with the reds, oranges and yellows of oak trees often taking center stage. That annual autumn color fest may be at risk, though, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With spring weather blooming across West Michigan, many gardeners and homeowners are anxious to get out and tend to their grounds. And while spring is typically the time ...

Box Tree Care, a leading tree service provider serving the Greater Austin area, has announced the implementation of enhanced treatment protocols for oak wilt disease, addressing the ongoing threat to ...

Feb. 6—AUSTIN — While winter is the ideal time to prune trees, pruning after recent droughts and freezes may cause more damage than good this year. "Pruning always adds stress to trees because it ...