What’s going on with my Oak tree?
Central Michigan oak trees are under threat from spongy moth, drought, armillaria root rot, two lined chestnut borer, and oak wilt.
Red oaks especially are being decimated by these insects and diseases. The mortality rate in some locations around Michigan are very high. If you have oak trees in your neighborhood or property that are in decline it is likely they have been impacted from one or more of these issues. It is also quite possible that they will not recover.
Please read here for a more detailed, yet concise, description of the oak decline disease complex:
