escapee said:

Is this the same thing as oak wilt? If so, we have it rampant in parts of
Texas. It's very serious, but there are some native oaks which are resistant.
Live oak seems to be the worst hit in our region.

No, Sudden Oak Death is a different threat.

We've got oak wilt here, too. It's carried by sap beetles. The usual
recommendation is to never prune oaks except during a very limited
period of the year (fall and early winter, IIRC). Storms don't listen to
the arborist's guidelines, though...

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