Is there financial assistance available for oak wilt control or tree removal?
Many communities have cost-share funding available to manage oak wilt. Contact your city or community forester for more information. In rural areas, consult your county or DNR regional forester. You may also contact the Department of Forest Resources Extension and Outreach office for help in finding your respective professional. Will newly replanted oaks be more likely to get oak wilt? In general, replanting of oaks in an old oak wilt disease center does not result in disease occurrence in the replanted trees. Root grafts are not thought to form with the dead, diseased oaks. Thus, it is only through insect spread from active oak wilt centers in the vicinity that disease would occur in replanted oaks. Oak trees that are healthy are not susceptible to oak wilt in an infected area. Soil, chipped and debarked wood will not harbor the oak wilt fungus. Where can I go for help? Consult the University of Minnesota Extension publication “Oak wilt in Minnesota” or the US Forest Service publicati
