If you have an oak tree that you suspect might be afflicted with oak wilt get in touch with an arborist or plant disease specialist in your area.
Stop oak wilt.
Avoid pruning oak trees between early february and late june.
The most common technique is to sever roots by trenching at least 4 ft deep with trenching machines rock saws or ripper bars.
A trench see photo should be established at least 100 feet from the last symptomatic tree.
Prevention of oak wilt.
The most common technique is to sever roots.
They ll be able to recommend an appropriate course of action for the size species and location of the tree as well as the exact layout of your yard.
Measures can be taken to break root connections between live oaks or dense groups of red oaks to reduce or stop root transmission of the oak wilt fungus.
Many new oak wilt disease centers are caused by human activity.
They stop oak wilt spread by identifying future spore producing red oaks which trees to protect from wounding which trees not threatened by root graft infection then respond same day to tree health changes.
Root spread can be stopped by creating a buffer zone between the oak wilt center and healthy trees.
Create a buffer zone.