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What to do When Plants Wilt
*If the plants are in the ground and the soil is moist, it is likely transpirational wilt. Check the soil moisture first, and if it is wet, your plant is likely experiencing "transpirational wilt". This occurs when the plant cannot take up water fast enough to replace the moisture loss in the leaves. This often occurs in high temperatures or windy conditions. You can spray down the leaves with water several times a day to raise the humidity and decrease moisture loss from the leaves. There is no need to water the soil, since the plant already has access to the existing moisture. Wetting the leaves is not recommended for [...]
Rapid Decline of Post Oaks in Texas
I first became aware of this Decline of Post Oaks when visiting a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension booth at an annual trade show several years ago. I had been aware of how the severe drought in 2011 was continuing to plague our trees even more than a decade later, but had not heard of the Post Oak Decline. The incidence of Rapid Decline began in earnest after the severe drought of 2016. Since then I have experienced first hand the devastation this has caused to so many stately old trees. Since Post Oaks are highly resistant to Oak Wilt and are not susceptible to any major pathogens, we rarely saw [...]
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