A red oak (6 inches DBH) started dying from oak wilt about three weeks ago. Five feet away is a live oak (8 inches DBH) injected with Alamo almost exactly two years ago. Should I inject Alamo again? Thanks in advance for your help.
Injected live oak at risk?
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I appreciate your added support for the "treat it" theory. Any other opinions?
Some arborists say Alamo can stress an uninfected tree; so don't inject unless there's a threat -- or maybe they said "a new threat."
Potential threats to my live oak may include 1) It's 10 yards from an untreated live oak cluster slowly losing trees for at least 3 years (although that may be oak decline, not wilt?). 2) Located in an active oak wilt area. 3) Risk that the infected red oak's roots graft with the live oak roots 5 feet away -- true or false?
So, should I treat my live oak with Alamo or not?
Yes, treat it
