jamie940•27d agoProlific Poster

Overheard a guy at the mulch yard talking about pruning oaks in April

I was grabbing a load of hardwood mulch last Tuesday and this older arborist told the guy behind the counter he prunes all his oaks in early April. Said he's never seen oak wilt in 30 years of doing it. I always thought you had to wait until full dormancy in winter. Has anyone else heard of this approach or seen it work out ok?

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3 Comments

amy_anderson27d ago

Play the odds - one guy's luck doesn't rewrite decades of arborist research on oak wilt.

jana_jones27d ago

I once pruned an oak in April and my neighbor still brings it up like I set the tree on fire. It's still standing five years later, so I'm either lucky or that guy's onto something.

miller.rowan27d ago

Maybe your neighbor just needs a hobby.