oak wilt
noun
: a destructive disease of oak trees that is caused by a fungus (Ceratocystis fagacearum) and is characterized by wilting, discoloration, and defoliation
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The pathogens that cause oak wilt and Dutch elm disease are active and will quickly invade an open pruning wound during warm weather.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
There are more than two dozen oak wilt centers throughout Lakeway, which have oak trees identified as containing the fungus that causes the disease.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Those are the months during which the oak wilt fungus is most active.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
In Lakeway there are more than 20 oak wilt centers, which are oak trees infected with the fungus.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
There are more than two dozen oak wilt centers throughout Lakeway, which have oak trees identified as containing the fungus that causes the disease.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Those are the months during which the oak wilt fungus is most active.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
In Lakeway there are more than 20 oak wilt centers, which are oak trees infected with the fungus.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Oak wilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oak%20wilt. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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