This type of virus tends to take advantage anytime the tree is.

Jul 30, wake up sheeple. The bark sloughing off is natural after insects eat wood under the bark of a weak and dying tree over time, that does not rule out wilt that happened a good while back.

Oak wilt is spread pretty quick by root grafts, and he said he had lots of them die already and cut down. I have a Oak tree in my front yard. I am not sure what type of Oak it is. Right now it doesn't have any leaves but I high grade stump remover new leaves starting to grow.

However I see bark of tree trunk is peeling off from one side. See attached pictures. Is there anything I can do to make sure my tree doesn't die? I live in north Texas. I appreciate any advice.

Hypoxylon canker is a disease that appears as a dead lesion on limbs, branches, and trunks of affected trees. The canker develops just under the bark (Fig.1) and in advanced stages, causes a white rot decay of the sapwood.

This decay contributes to tree mortality, compromises the structural integrity of the tree, and makes it a danger to life. If you see quite a bit of bark peeling or falling off of your trees, it is time to do something.

At AK Timber Services, our main concern is that your trees are as healthy as possible, which means that we do have to do some investigation as to why your trees are peeling in the first place – and that can be extremely difficult and take some time.