Hypothetically, if there was oak wilt present on a small piece of wooded land (5-10 acres), how much would you say this would affect the value?
Please give the rest of us a heads up on how you accomplish this, when you do.Quote:
I would recommend doing what you can to get rid of it.
I don't have any oak wilt on my ranch in Blanco County. But I have read about trenching around the affected trees that have oak wilt to stop the spread via the root system. I believe there is a fungicide? that can be injected around the trees also. I just haven't dove too far in to the issue since I don't have it. I would start with the county extension agent to see if they have any arborist contacts. I doubt that a severely infected tree could be saved but if you could keep it from hitting the other oaks that would be great.BoerneGator said:Please give the rest of us a heads up on how you accomplish this, when you do.Quote:
I would recommend doing what you can to get rid of it.
Believe me when I say I'm familiar with most, if not all remedies and treatments known to man. But to my knowledge, none of them do what is bolder in the above quote.Quote:
I would recommend doing what you can to get rid of it.
HereCherryLodes said:
We lost some huge old oaks to oakwilt up in liberty hill over the past 10 years. Our land values have continued to rise since it's a hot spot currently, but it would be worth more with them there
Papa_Blaze said:
And of course burning the trees down (or using it as cooking or fire wood) will get in the air and spread.
bookmyer said:
Live oaks don't loose their leaves until the spring and it is more of a shed with an immediate regrow. I think those are more likely red oak or blackjack oaks you are looking at that are just dormant. I have a lot of red oaks on my place in Blanco and they are the least healthy looking trees that I have. I'm not sure why. I think oak wilt is a live oak problem but I don't know for sure if it will hit the other oak types.
That's a confusing article. It said that oak wilt can be spread through cut wood, but that burning it does not spread it. Doesn't make clear how cutting and hauling dead or infected trees does. I'd think once a tree is dead and dried out for several years, like many of my trees are, there'd be no living organism left to infect. I've talked to several experts, and have gotten as many answers about the malady.Papa_Blaze said:
You're correct. I did a little more digging and found this article from 2014 basically saying fire kills oak wilt
http://www.dallasnews.com/life/gardening/2014/11/07/if-you-burn-wood-in-your-fireplace-be-forewarned-about-oak-wilt
Damn my source!