It may seem like winter will last forever, but it won’t. If you have an oak that needs pruning, that gives you a deadline. To protect them from oak wilt, a serious fungal disease, “oaks… ...

The leaves are down, winter is upon us, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period mid ...

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.

If you are due to prune your oak trees, scheduling tree work for the winter months can make a huge difference in preventing oak wilt in your community, according to ReLeaf Michigan. Oak wilt is ...

Water oak, willow oak, canby oak and others are in this category. Some trees hold their dead brown leaves through the winter and kick them off only as buds swell, leading to the new growth for the ...

Oak wilt is a fungal disease that blocks the flow of water and nutrients from the roots of the tree to the top. It can cause leaves to slowly wilt and fall off and eventually kill the tree.

MINNEAPOLIS — The record warmth this winter could continue to cause problems through the spring and summer for oak trees. Oak wilt, which has been in Minnesota for 70 years now, continues to spread.

Back then, researchers were speculating, as now, about why some trees hold onto their leaves all winter. I assumed that by now, someone would have figured this out. Nope, this didn't happen.

The winter months are the ideal time to prune oak trees in Michigan if you don’t want to put them at high risk for oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungal disease that can weaken white oaks and kill red ...