
Sterilizing Pruning Tools to Prevent Oak Wilt
Oak wilt is one of the most destructive tree diseases in the United States, and it is killing oak trees in central Texas at epidemic proportions. Oak wilt is an infectious disease caused by a fungus which invades and disables the water-conducting system in susceptible trees. All oaks can be infected with oak wilt, but some species of oak are more susceptible than others. It can be a problem wherever live oaks tend to be the predominate tree. It does not matter whether they ar