ISA Member
Certified Arborist – TX4602A
Texas Oak Wilt Certified – #TOWQ-436
TRAQ Certified
Member of the Texas ISA
Pesticide Applicator License – #0967351
Texas Dept. Of Agriculture
Reviewed by Evan Peter — ISA Certified Arborist (TX-4602A), Texas Oak Wilt Qualified (#TOWQ-436) Oak wilt spreads two ways. Underground, the fungus Bretziella fagacearum moves through grafted root systems connecting neighboring oaks, advancing an average of 75 feet per year in Central Texas. Above ground, sap beetles carry spores from dead red oaks to fresh […]
Reviewed by Evan Peter, ISA Certified Arborist (TX-4602A), Texas Oak Wilt Qualified (#TOWQ-436), 30+ years diagnosing and managing oak wilt in Central Texas. The earliest sign of oak wilt on live oaks is veinal necrosis: leaf veins turn yellow then brown while surrounding tissue stays green. On red oaks, the disease moves faster, with leaves […]
Remove a tree when it’s dead, structurally unsound, diseased beyond treatment, or a hazard that pruning and cabling can’t fix. The real question is whether the risk is still manageable, or the tree has crossed the line into hazard. An ISA Certified Arborist in Austin weighs decay, lean, canopy loss, root condition, and proximity to […]
