If you have oak trees - watch out!

[Anonymous]

Specifically chestnut oak or white oak - they are dying off in our area due to unknown/a variety of causes.

http://www.fallschurchva.gov/2036/Oak-Decline-in-Northern-Virginia

We have four on our property - one started looking bad last year and by this summer was totally dead. The other three seemed fine last year (we moved and rented out our house) but they are now looking unhealthy. In addition to the sad loss of the tree, it's around $2k to remove them, so we are looking at $8-$10k to remove them if they all die. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

Oh, this is terrible to read. Many white oaks in my Arlington neighborhood, and one in my lawn, have been doing really poorly. Pin Oaks and other trees look fine.

[Anonymous]

Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

I read the link, op. It didn’t mention vines, so I did. You’re welcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

Oh wow, what a snotty response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

OP, you offered some info and so did PP. Its how discussion works. Please don’t be rude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

OP, you offered some info and so did PP. Its how discussion works. Please don’t be rude.

+1

[Anonymous]

They are incredible pollinators and hosts. I get mine checked by a certified arborist (free)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

This response makes me glad your trees are dying. And I hope it cost you a zillion dollars to have them taken out.

[Anonymous]

I appreciate the info both from OP and the PP who mentioned vines. Overall it's very sad news because our trees, especially urban trees, face so many problems, including invasive insects and diseases, heat islands and nutrient islands because they're often surrounded by grass and people are fanatic about raking every last leaf, the infamous mulch volcanoes, and more. We plant monocultures of trees so that they all fail at the same time. We expect them to function outside any semblance of the environment they evolved in, and then we start cooking them with climate change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are incredible pollinators and hosts. I get mine checked by a certified arborist (free)

They really are. I hope more are planted and thrive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oaks are the number 1 tree to plant to support insect life.

Don’t let ivy or other vines grow up trees—the vines suffocate the trees and slowly kills them.

OP here. Ours had no vines or ivy growing on them. Two of the three services I have a removal quote from told me that these trees have been stressed in our area for a few years now. Maybe try reading the link I provided for more information.

Oh wow, what a snotty response.

You’ll get over it.

[Anonymous]

$2k to remove an oak tree is a bargain

[Anonymous]

2020 never says die.