Texas oak wilt is the most devastating tree disease affecting live oaks and red oaks in Central Texas, and it’s killing our valuable oak trees at epidemic proportions.
Perhaps you have seen diseased red oak trees from a distance. In summer when a landscape should be rich green, you may spot bright, autumn colored foliage in the bunch. This is not a good sign.
There are other symptoms to diagnose Texas oak wilt and steps to prevent and stop spread, which we’ll review here. Managing oak wilt disease successfully depends on first identifying it properly and then understanding how the pathogen spreads.
