Drought-Stressed Trees: Infections, Defenses and How to Help

Jess Divin, district manager of Davey's East San Antonio office, talks about how Texas' long-term drought is impacting trees, as well as the infections that can result from drought stress and the natural defenses trees use to survive. In this episode we cover: Oak wilt fungal infection (00:42) How can homeowners take care of oak wilt? (3:40) Years-long Texas drought is highly affecting trees (7:37) Tree defense mechanisms during drought stress (8:20) Tree watering during a drought (11:28) Biscogniauxia fungal infection (14:13) Invest in your trees to ensure prolonged health (18:47) Root systems under drought stress (20:07) How did Jess become an arborist? (21:00) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To read our blogs about how droughts affect trees and how to spot the signs of stress, visit our drought blogs at Blog.Davey.com by clicking here - Davey blogs about drought . Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!