The winter months are the ideal time to prune oak trees in Michigan if you don’t want to put them at high risk for oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungal disease that can weaken white oaks and kill red oak ...

BRAINERD — Now through February is a great time to prune or cut oaks without the risk of oak wilt infection, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Oak wilt is an invasive fungal ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is urging people to pause any pruning of oak trees to help stop the spread of a deadly tree disease. The risk of oak wilt, an invasive fungal disease that ...

Although there are conflicting recommendations as to when the best time to prune oak trees is, a plant pathologist at Iowa State University says it probably is OK to do so anytime after mid-September.

Trees across Michigan are just wrapping up their display of fall color, with the reds, oranges and yellows of oak trees often taking center stage. That annual autumn color fest may be at risk, though, ...

Winter pruning isn't just about cleanup. Some plants respond best to December cuts, shaping how they grow, bloom, and recover ...

Q: My red oak is about 10 years old. Some of the leaves are starting to look distressed, so I looked closely. I noticed small red ants climbing up and down the trunk, almost as if they are harvesting ...

The leaves are down, winter is upon us, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period mid-March ...