Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

Several other problems, including gas leaks, herbicide damage, and normal late-winter leaf drop of live oaks (going on now) can resemble oak wilt’s effects, and a certified arborist will know the ...

Oak trees are one of the reasons South Texas and San Antonio are so beautiful. Oaks are one of the most common trees in the area, but unfortunately, they are susceptible to a destructive disease: oak ...