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Jun 03, Dallas TX area. May 23, #1. I bought my 35 year old home last April, and we have a large Shumard Red Oak in the back yard that is probably about the same age as the house. For the past two weeks the tree has been dropping a large number of green leaves, as well as some brown leaf clusters. There is no evidence of insect damage, and we did not experience the same problem last stumppruning.barted Reading Time: 7 mins. Occurs on species in both the red oak and white oak groups.

The fungus causes leaf cells to divide abnormally and enlarge. If you flip the leaf over you will observe light-green cup-like depressions. Yellow, blister-like bulges, corresponding with the lower leaf depressions, will be seen on the upper leaf surface.

Apr 13, So, what do you do with these oak tree droppings?

These trees are beautiful to own, but they do require a lot of love and care.

The best thing to do is to rake up the oak catkins and put them in your compost pile or bin. By composting them, the nutrients will then return to the soil when you add the rich compost to your garden.

Tree trimmed too much or Whirlybirds: Maple Tree SeedsEstimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Dec 14, Graceful old oak trees, dripping with strange green plants bring to mind Spanish moss growing on Southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana).

If your oak is on the other side of the country.

No fungicide or other chemical can stop oak wilt once it gets started in a red oak.

Aug 15, Aphid insects are another possibility. As these insects feed on the sugary sap of the oak tree, they excrete tiny droplets of a sugary substance called honeydew. This is Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.