Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

To qualify for funding, property owners need a professional to verify the disease on their land first. Local experts can be ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Several cases of oak wilt fungus have been confirmed in the Bird Hills Nature Area after a concerned resident reported a tree that looked unhealthy to city officials.

MISSOURI (KSNF/KODE) — University of Missouri Extension’s Plant Diagnostic Clinic, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), is offering free testing for all common oak tree ...

During the period between April 15 and July 15, beetles actively carry spores of fungus from tree to tree, meaning oak trees are at high risk for infection with oak wilt. Oak trees with wounds in ...

PITTSBURGH — An invasive fungus is wreaking havoc on local oak trees. Oak wilt disease is fast-moving, killing some trees in less than a year. Local experts showed Channel 11′s Lisa Sylvester what to ...

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 fungus ...

MARQUETTE, MI — A tree disease is spreading across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Oak wilt, a lethal fungal infection which spreads via root systems, was found in two tree stands in southwest Marquette ...

Texas forest officials are trying to stop residents from pruning their trees in the new year to guard against a deadly tree disease known as oak wilt. Winter is typically the best time to trim trees, ...

Trees across Michigan are just wrapping up their display of fall color, with the reds, oranges and yellows of oak trees often taking center stage. That annual autumn color fest may be at risk, though, ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- A fungus that attacks oaks and can spread from tree to tree is continuing its assault in central Illinois this summer, experts say. The disease, oak wilt, was first noticed ...