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The winter months are the ideal time to prune oak trees in Michigan if you don’t want to put them at high risk for oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungal disease that can weaken white oaks and kill red ...

According to the DNR, the best way to stop the spread of oak wilt is to avoid pruning your oak trees during the disease’s high-risk period, which is April 15 through July 15.

The leaves are down, winter is upon us, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period mid ...

There is a high risk of infection by sap-feeding beetles through exposed wounds on oak trees from April 15 through July 15, but a low risk of infection through the remainder of the summer.

If you are due to prune your oak trees, scheduling tree work for the winter months can make a huge difference in preventing oak wilt in your community, according to ReLeaf Michigan.

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“So basically, in Michigan, there's a high-risk period that research has identified from about April 15 to July 15 when oak trees are most likely to become infected when they're pruned," he said.