Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.

Naturally the first thing that comes
to mind is oak wilt, but as I've never actually seen oak wilt, I look
he http://www.oak-wilt.com/oakwilt-3.htm and the leaves aren't looking
quite like that. Rather than the brown spreading from the vein, it
appears to be happening from the leave *in* to the vein.

They're turning brown though, and have black specks on
the bottom of the leaves, and some of the leaves appear to have insect
damage and white specs.

I've posted a few pictures here if anyone would like to offer an
opinion/suggestion:

http://www.gleepnpor.org/oaks/

oaks8.jpg and oaks10.jpg are examples of recently fallen leaves.

-W-

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
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Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.


It's "Fall" here in Central Texas. It's simply the time of year when the
live oaks shed most of their leaves for the newer ones. It's normal.

--
Catbird

"Oh-oh, her schizo is about to phrenia" - Bob Hope

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:21:58 -0600, Brian Anderson wrote:

Wayne Dyer wrote:

Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.

Live oaks normally lose their leaves in the spring, not in the
fall, and they lose them very quickly to make room for the new
ones. My lawn is completely covered in brown leaves right
now. Look around the rest of your neighborhood and see if
your trees (and lawn) are looking any different from everyone
else's.

I was out looking today, they're just falling a bit faster. The way
they're browning looks normal to me, it just seemed more sudden this year.

http://www.gleepnpor.org/oaks/

This URL is bad.

Oops -- stray "p" in the http://www.gleepnor.org/oaks/

I also noticed, now that things have dried out a bit since last night's
rain, some thick, black, goopy, lichen-like clumps on the trunk of a
couple of them.

-W-

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:21:58 -0600, Brian Anderson wrote:

Wayne Dyer wrote:

Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.

Live oaks normally lose their leaves in the spring, not in the
fall, and they lose them very quickly to make room for the new
ones. My lawn is completely covered in brown leaves right
now. Look around the rest of your neighborhood and see if
your trees (and lawn) are looking any different from everyone
else's.

I was out looking today, they're just falling a bit faster. The way
they're browning looks normal to me, it just seemed more sudden this year.

http://www.gleepnpor.org/oaks/

This URL is bad.

Oops -- stray "p" in the http://www.gleepnor.org/oaks/

I also noticed, now that things have dried out a bit since last night's
rain, some thick, black, goopy, lichen-like clumps on the trunk of a
couple of them.

-W-

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:19:52 +0000, Catbird wrote:

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
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Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.


It's "Fall" here in Central Texas. It's simply the time of year when the
live oaks shed most of their leaves for the newer ones. It's normal.

Yeah, it just seemed quicker than usual, and a bit more pronounced than
the other trees in the area. Of course it could just be that I've
been working so much lately I haven't had time to notice. :-)

Looking at the branches that are closest-in, they do look like they're
sprouting new growth in places.

-W-

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:19:52 +0000, Catbird wrote:

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
...
Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.


It's "Fall" here in Central Texas. It's simply the time of year when the
live oaks shed most of their leaves for the newer ones. It's normal.

Yeah, it just seemed quicker than usual, and a bit more pronounced than
the other trees in the area. Of course it could just be that I've
been working so much lately I haven't had time to notice. :-)

Looking at the branches that are closest-in, they do look like they're
sprouting new growth in places.

-W-

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:19:52 +0000, Catbird wrote:

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
...
Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.


It's "Fall" here in Central Texas. It's simply the time of year when the
live oaks shed most of their leaves for the newer ones. It's normal.

Yeah, it just seemed quicker than usual, and a bit more pronounced than
the other trees in the area. Of course it could just be that I've
been working so much lately I haven't had time to notice. :-)

Looking at the branches that are closest-in, they do look like they're
sprouting new growth in places.

-W-

The difference in the drop rate for different trees amazes me. In our
neighborhood there is a wide variation. Some trees have dropped all leaves and
some are just in the middle stages.


Tyler

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:19:52 +0000, Catbird wrote:

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
...
Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.


It's "Fall" here in Central Texas. It's simply the time of year when the
live oaks shed most of their leaves for the newer ones. It's normal.

Yeah, it just seemed quicker than usual, and a bit more pronounced than
the other trees in the area. Of course it could just be that I've
been working so much lately I haven't had time to notice. :-)

Looking at the branches that are closest-in, they do look like they're
sprouting new growth in places.

-W-

The difference in the drop rate for different trees amazes me. In our
neighborhood there is a wide variation. Some trees have dropped all leaves and
some are just in the middle stages.


Tyler

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:19:52 +0000, Catbird wrote:

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
...
Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.


It's "Fall" here in Central Texas. It's simply the time of year when the
live oaks shed most of their leaves for the newer ones. It's normal.

Yeah, it just seemed quicker than usual, and a bit more pronounced than
the other trees in the area. Of course it could just be that I've
been working so much lately I haven't had time to notice. :-)

Looking at the branches that are closest-in, they do look like they're
sprouting new growth in places.

-W-

The difference in the drop rate for different trees amazes me. In our
neighborhood there is a wide variation. Some trees have dropped all leaves and
some are just in the middle stages.


Tyler

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:19:52 +0000, Catbird wrote:

"Wayne Dyer" wrote in message
...
Just recently, I've noticed the live oaks in our back yard losing leaves.
You can stand there and watch and hear them falling.


It's "Fall" here in Central Texas. It's simply the time of year when the
live oaks shed most of their leaves for the newer ones. It's normal.

Yeah, it just seemed quicker than usual, and a bit more pronounced than
the other trees in the area. Of course it could just be that I've
been working so much lately I haven't had time to notice. :-)

Looking at the branches that are closest-in, they do look like they're
sprouting new growth in places.

-W-

The difference in the drop rate for different trees amazes me. In our
neighborhood there is a wide variation. Some trees have dropped all leaves and
some are just in the middle stages.


Tyler

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:59:10 GMT, "Tyler Hopper" opined:

The difference in the drop rate for different trees amazes me. In our
neighborhood there is a wide variation. Some trees have dropped all leaves and
some are just in the middle stages.


Tyler


They are most likely different varieties of live oak.

"Wayne Dyer" wrote

Naturally the first thing that comes
to mind is oak wilt, but as I've never actually seen oak wilt

As a recent victim (and therefore somewhat experienced), I would say this
does not look like oak wilt to me, just normal spring drop-off. If the
leaf-out does not come as heavily as last year, esp. in light of recent
rains, you might should get an arborist to take a look, or carry some of the
leaves in to someone.