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seriously affected in the United States.\u00a0 This is due in large part to the prevalence of live oaks here, and the propensity for root grafting which this species has.\u00a0 It has been recognized by researchers and expert arborists that the vast majority of the spread of oak wilt occurs underground<\/strong><\/em>, from live oak to live oak, through these grafts.\u00a0 New infection centers can become established when spores are carried to fresh, unpainted wounds on healthy oaks.\u00a0 In Texas, these spores only come from red oaks, which create spores on what are called fungal mats.<\/p>\n Live oaks and red oaks are the most susceptible species in central Texas.\u00a0 Post oaks oaks and other white oak family species have very low susceptibility. In red oaks, oak wilt is nearly always fatal.\u00a0 Live oaks can hang on for years after infection, in uncommon incidences even appearing to overcome the disease.<\/p>\n In an attempt to suppress the disease, various government agencies have published overly simplified recommendations which have unfortunately been misinterpreted over the years.\u00a0 In order to correct this,\u00a0 Guy organized a group of representatives from the International Society of Arboriculture, the Texas Forest Service, and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, which in 2011 co-published in\u00a0these guidelines for oak pruning.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Some key things the general public should be aware of (which are referred to in the guidelines) are:<\/p>\n These newest guidelines take some of the above information into consideration and clarifies that pruning to eliminate injury to branches, or as necessary for property protection or personal injury protection, as well as to remove dead branches can be done at any time of year<\/strong>, but I would say that during the spring time months, it should only really be done by competent, qualified <\/em>arborists\u00a0 (see my choosing an arborist page.)<\/p>\n Competent arborists have known and adjusted for these facts for decades, and safely pruned oaks throughout the year.\u00a0 It is critically important that it be done judiciously, however.\u00a0\u00a0 That is what makes hiring a Certified Arborist like Guy LeBlanc important.\u00a0 When the work is being done personally by someone with the level of experience he has, you know the tree care you are receiving is the best possible.<\/p>\n For more on this, see my January 2012 blog post and search YouTube for my Central Texas Gardener appearance from that month in which I discuss oak wilt (video correction: post oaks can get oak wilt- see above). For initial consultation, call <\/strong><\/p>\n 5one2 \u00a0 <\/strong>301\u00a0\u00a0 8700.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a9\u00a0 2012-2020 guy leblanc all rights reserved Oak wilt is a very complex disease.\u00a0 This information is only intended to address how oak pruning impacts the spread of the disease.\u00a0 Central Texas is considered the area most seriously affected in … Continue reading \n
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