Oak wilt cost-share program available to minimize spread in Texas

  • Leaves on diseased live oaks often develop chlorotic veins that eventually turn necrotic, a symptom called veinal necrosis. (Texas A&M Forest Service)
    Leaves on diseased live oaks often develop chlorotic veins that eventually turn necrotic, a symptom called veinal necrosis. (Texas A&M Forest Service)
    Texas A&M Forest Service offers costshare assistance to help Texas landowners stop the spread of oak wilt through the Texas Oak Wilt Suppression Program. Oak wilt is one of the most destructive tree diseases in the U.S. It is killing oak trees in Central and West Texas at epidemic proportions. Oak wilt has been confirmed in 76 Texas counties. While destructive to the ecosystem, the effects ...

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