El trabajo de árboles, explicado con honestidad.

Nine questions that separate a real oak wilt assessment from a quote for the easy half of the job, plus the answers that should end the conversation.

Propiconazole injection can buy years on a high-value live oak. It is not a cure, it is not for every tree, and knowing which is which saves money.

Trenching severs the shared roots that carry oak wilt between live oaks. On a property with a stand of oaks it is usually the only thing that works.

Oak wilt looks completely different on a live oak than on a Spanish or Shumard oak. Knowing which tree you have tells you how fast you need to move.

Oak wilt moves two ways in San Antonio - underground through shared live oak roots, and above ground on beetles landing in fresh wounds.

What drives the price of removing a mature live oak in San Antonio - size, access, rigging, crane time - and which line items on a quote are real.

What oak wilt costs to treat or remove in San Antonio, when injection is worth it, when a tree is already lost, and the pruning windows that prevent it.

Hypoxylon finishes off drought-stressed oaks in San Antonio. It looks nothing like oak wilt and there is no treatment, only removal timing.

A San Antonio summer browns a lot of healthy oaks. How to tell drought scorch from oak wilt before you spend money on the wrong problem.

Unseasoned oak firewood can carry live oak wilt fungus to a property miles away. What to do with the wood from a diseased tree in San Antonio.

Pruning paint is discouraged on almost every tree. Oaks in oak wilt country are the documented exception, and speed matters more than product.

February through June is the high-risk oak wilt window in Central Texas. When it is safe to prune oaks here, and what to do if you cannot wait.

Why oak wilt behaves differently on Hill Country acreage than on a city lot, and what that changes about trenching, red oaks, and neighbors.