Examples of oak wilt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pruning mid-February through mid-August, when the oak wilt fungus is active, invites far bigger chances of infection. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2022 Just oaks, and only to prevent entry of the oak wilt fungus into the open wounds. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2022 All the white oaks are less susceptible to oak wilt than live oak and the red oaks. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2021 For example, oaks should only be pruned in winter to prevent oak wilt, a deadly fungus spread by a kind of beetle. — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2021 Cedar elm is a good replacement for oaks in areas where oak wilt is an issue. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2021 Paint any wounds on your oak trees immediately in order to protect the oak trees in the area from oak wilt. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021 The main negatives with these trees are their susceptibility to oak wilt and arguably being overused. — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2021 Dube counted 40 oak trees around her home in Brainerd, less than 10 miles from where oak wilt was recently confirmed. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021 See More

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