oak wilt meaning
noun
A serious fungal disease of oak trees, causing wilting and discoloration of foliage
A serious fungal disease of oak trees, causing wilting and discoloration of foliage
Examples
More: Next- The beetles carry the oak wilt spores to healthy oak trees.
- Burning wood with oak wilt does not spread the disease.
- Oak wilt affects all oak species, but affects tyloses.
- One caveat : Shumard oaks and live oaks are susceptible to oak wilt.
- Oak wilt is transmitted mostly through the interconnecting root systems of live oaks.