Red Oak Tree problem - Ask Extension
My tree is dropping new green leaves. They feel very limp, not dried out however.
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Red Oak Tree problem #867509
Asked May 08, 2024, 12:14 AM EDT
My tree is dropping new green leaves. They feel very limp, not dried out however.
Cuyahoga County Ohio
Expert Response
My search for information about possible answers to your question brought me to the two links below. Reading those research reports may give you basis for deciding what may be happening to your tree.
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/worried_about_oak_wilt
https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_quru.pdf
I recommend that you call or visit the Cuyahoga County office of The OSU Extension Service, at:
12200 Fairhill Road, E. Building
Cleveland, OH 44120
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Their staff should be able to advise you as to how to prepare and send samples of branches and leaves to OSU's Plant Pathology testing service so that the cause of the wilting and dropping of new leaves may be determined.
Thank you for your question. I hope this response is useful to you. We wish you success.
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/worried_about_oak_wilt
https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_quru.pdf
I recommend that you call or visit the Cuyahoga County office of The OSU Extension Service, at:
12200 Fairhill Road, E. Building
Cleveland, OH 44120
Phone:<personal data hidden>
Fax:<personal data hidden>
<personal data hidden>
Their staff should be able to advise you as to how to prepare and send samples of branches and leaves to OSU's Plant Pathology testing service so that the cause of the wilting and dropping of new leaves may be determined.
Thank you for your question. I hope this response is useful to you. We wish you success.
