Oak Wilt Disease
Oak Wilt Disease The Evolution and Spread of Oak Wilt Disease Oak Wilt is a devastating tree disease that has infected North American forests since the beginning of the 1900s. The origin of the disease is unknown. It was first observed in the Upper Midwest, but there are theories that it may have moved into the United States from Mexico or further South. It is probable that the encouragement of Oak varieties as the predominant forest wood due to deforestation of the coniferous forest and fire suppression as the population of […]