Hey guys, so I'm not too familiar with Oak wilt, as I don't come across it that often in pennsylvania. I know that the White Oak Family is not as susceptible to the fungus as red oaks, and if they are exposed, they tend to die back much more gradually, starting with tip die back and eventually taking leads at a time, instead of taking the whole tree out within a season, like with Red Oaks.
My parents live in Maryland near the bay, and they've had a few tree services come out and look at the one oak tree in particular that I knew was going to eventually die. I figured the decline had to do with root disturbance from when they got the structure of their house worked on. The decline has been tip die back, starting with one or two specific leads, that have had to be pruned out during the course of the past three years. The tree is going to die, there is no question of that, but there are dozens of chestnut oaks in my parents yard.
One Tree service stated that the tree had Oak wilt and would need to be removed asap; as well as the neighboring tree, but that eventually, if this were the cause, all of their trees would need to be removed and that fungicide treatments may be more costly over the years than just removing them altogether, (we all know how this story goes).
I personally have no experience with the disease, but being that white oaks are less susceptible to the fungus, and that there has been a lot of work done to disturb the roots of the one specific tree, I was hoping someone with more experience would be able to help me out with what to look for, and how to assess if Oak Wilt is the cause, the next time I go down (two weeks from now).
Unfortunately I am unable to get the information I would like without looking at the trees personally, so I have a few questions in particular for when I do go down:
1) Are Chestnut Oaks more susceptible than others in the white oak family.
2) What specifically in a Chestnut Oak (or just white oak I suppose) should I look for in terms of diagnosing this definitively
3) I know it is spread through beetles, but most commonly root grafts between the oaks, (within fifty feet is my understanding) is the largest cause of the spread.
4) If Oak Wilt is the cause, what would be a fair price for injections of fungicide, and/or other treatments for the soil and tree. (generalized by the area of what needs to be done I suppose)
5) any other suggestions or tips on the subject matter that I have not brought up would be amazing, I would hate to see a couple of dozen Oaks die because of this, or worse, have an improper diagnosis that would waste money and possibly cause the death of other Oaks because of the improper diagnosis.
Any thing is useful at this point besides what you can find on the internet already. Please help! Thanks all
My parents live in Maryland near the bay, and they've had a few tree services come out and look at the one oak tree in particular that I knew was going to eventually die. I figured the decline had to do with root disturbance from when they got the structure of their house worked on. The decline has been tip die back, starting with one or two specific leads, that have had to be pruned out during the course of the past three years. The tree is going to die, there is no question of that, but there are dozens of chestnut oaks in my parents yard.
One Tree service stated that the tree had Oak wilt and would need to be removed asap; as well as the neighboring tree, but that eventually, if this were the cause, all of their trees would need to be removed and that fungicide treatments may be more costly over the years than just removing them altogether, (we all know how this story goes).
I personally have no experience with the disease, but being that white oaks are less susceptible to the fungus, and that there has been a lot of work done to disturb the roots of the one specific tree, I was hoping someone with more experience would be able to help me out with what to look for, and how to assess if Oak Wilt is the cause, the next time I go down (two weeks from now).
Unfortunately I am unable to get the information I would like without looking at the trees personally, so I have a few questions in particular for when I do go down:
1) Are Chestnut Oaks more susceptible than others in the white oak family.
2) What specifically in a Chestnut Oak (or just white oak I suppose) should I look for in terms of diagnosing this definitively
3) I know it is spread through beetles, but most commonly root grafts between the oaks, (within fifty feet is my understanding) is the largest cause of the spread.
4) If Oak Wilt is the cause, what would be a fair price for injections of fungicide, and/or other treatments for the soil and tree. (generalized by the area of what needs to be done I suppose)
5) any other suggestions or tips on the subject matter that I have not brought up would be amazing, I would hate to see a couple of dozen Oaks die because of this, or worse, have an improper diagnosis that would waste money and possibly cause the death of other Oaks because of the improper diagnosis.
Any thing is useful at this point besides what you can find on the internet already. Please help! Thanks all
......prinus
montana
