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General Forestry => Urban and Community Forestry => Topic started by: Tee on June 25, 2016, 12:13:26 PM

Title: 2 smaller red oaks browning / dying
Post by: Tee on June 25, 2016, 12:13:26 PM
These 2 red oaks are browning / dying on the side nearest each other. Any ideas?

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Title: Re: 2 smaller red oaks browning / dying
Post by: WDH on June 25, 2016, 09:24:01 PM
Could be drought.  Could be root compaction from the vehicles.  Could be a combination of both.  Could be a disease.  Not really anything that you can do about it except give them supplemental watering and hope that they respond.
Title: Re: 2 smaller red oaks browning / dying
Post by: Ron Scott on June 26, 2016, 12:04:51 PM
Watch any other red oak nearby. Could be oak wilt which is a quick killer of the red oak. Have your local conservation district, state, or extension forester take a look at them.
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