Quercus falcata
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Quercus falcata, also called southern red oak, spanish oak, bottomland red oak or three-lobed red oak is an oak. Native to the Southern United States, it gets its name the "Spanish oak" as these are t
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A mature tree in Marengo County, Alabama
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Oak wilt
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Oak wilt is a fungal disease caused by the organism Bretziella fagacearum that threatens Quercus spp. The disease is limited to the eastern half of the United States, Central Texas, and Southern Ontar
Quercus falcata
…southern red oak can survive prescribed fire in winter. The harm caused by fire can leave the tree vulnerable to heart rot. When exposed to the fungi, Ceratocystis fagacearum, the southern red oak (along with other oak species) will suffer from wilting of leaves, reducing rate of photosynthesis to such a low level that…
Aerial photograph of an oak wilt center (St. Paul, MN)
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