Waiting for winter assures that trees are dormant, so they won’t respond with new growth late in the season that is more vulnerable to winter injury. Oak wilt, identified in the 1940s, is ...

However, due to a deadly disease which is spreading among our most stately shade tree—the venerable oak, the middle of winter is the only time when we should consider doing any type of pruning ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- Some lawn maintenance is recommended now that the leaves have fallen. Experts explained why this is the best time of year to prune your trees to avoid a deadly ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to prune their oak trees in the winter to help stop the spread of oak wilt. Oak wilt is caused by the ...

So perhaps they have learned to stay away from such trees in winter to avoid being heard by potential predators. A shingle oak tree holds on to all its leaves in Feb. in Lake County. (Photo by ...

all trees, no matter the size or age, need protection from drying winter winds. One of my favorite theories (of many) harkens back to the evolutionary roots of oaks and beech. Beech and oak are in ...

"In northern Illinois, we are seeing a decline in a lot of our native oak trees and this is really ... This was not good for the grand old oaks. "Trees would like winter to come on nice and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the winter months roll in through Central Texas, so, too is oak wilt season. Oak wilt is one of the most impactful tree diseases nationally, and is particularly destructive ...

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 ...