Burr Oak collapse??? (health, trees, furniture)

[10scoachrick]

Well, this is a first in our 14 years here. Three Burr Oaks(14-16 years old) have started to collapse under their own weight(so it appears). One 3" diameter branch just fell down as it might if fully loaded with ice or snow!! These three trees look like they were hit with a down-draft; but are otherwise lush and green with the new acorns still intact.

Anyone else experiencing this or familiar with this malady? The branches are ripping off, so some trimming will be needed for sure; but.....

[Trainwreck20]

Sounds like Oak Wilt - are the trees fairly grey looking and/or poorly 'leafed'?

Edit: NVM, see that they appear to be otherwise healthy, it seems?

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

Sounds like Oak Wilt - are the trees fairly grey looking and/or poorly 'leafed'?

Edit: NVM, see that they appear to be otherwise healthy, it seems?

Like many others, they appear even more lush and leafy after Snowmageddon! Even with the drought(our complex tries to follow irrigation protocols set by CoA), these trees are looking very happy, other than the described collapse. Pics might be tough to take; but I can give it a try.

[cheeva]

would you say that your Burr Oak has br-oke? You can use the wood for Baroque style furniture.

[blakely]

Darn, they are such beautiful trees. Love the bur oak acorns!

Have you heard about bur oak blight? It's a fungal disease and is different than oak wilt. The leaves get brown spots and start falling early (late summer). Can you tell if that's happening?

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by blakely

Darn, they are such beautiful trees. Love the bur oak acorns!

Have you heard about bur oak blight? It's a fungal disease and is different than oak wilt. The leaves get brown spots and start falling early (late summer). Can you tell if that's happening?

Dang....I sure hope not!!! No pre-mature leaf droppage that I can see.


My pics are too large to attach. I'll see what I can do.

[10scoachrick]

Hard to tell from these pics; but the branches used to be tall...like a tree!

[blakely]

If you google Summer Branch Drop or Summer Limb Drop (or even Sudden Branch Drop Syndrome), this is a phenomena that can happen to oak trees during the late summer, sometimes due to drought, but not always.

If your trees don't show signs of oak wilt or bur oak blight (hopefully not!), it could be summer branch drop. Some of the articles you'll find suggest solutions to help prevent more of it.

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by blakely

If you google Summer Branch Drop or Summer Limb Drop (or even Sudden Branch Drop Syndrome), this is a phenomena that can happen to oak trees during the late summer, sometimes due to drought, but not always.

If your trees don't show signs of oak wilt or bur oak blight (hopefully not!), it could be summer branch drop. Some of the articles you'll find suggest solutions to help prevent more of it.

Well, thanks so much! I've been around trees for six decades; but have never heard about Sudden Limb Branch Drop!!!

I'll do some digging and report to our HOA.

[ScoPro]

That happens to us old folks too.