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Texas Arboretum: Oak Wilt
All oaks (Quercus spp.) are susceptible to oak wilt to some degree, but some species are affected more than others. Red oaks, particularly Spanish oak (Q. buckleyi), Texas red oak (Q. texana), Shumard oak (Q. shumardii), and blackjack oak (Q. marilandica), are extremely susceptible and may play a unique role in the establishment of new oak wilt infections. White oaks, including post oak (Q. stellata), bur oak (Q. macrocarpa), Mexican white oak (Q. polymorpha), white shin oak (Q. sinuata var. breviloba), Durand oak (Q. sinuata), Lacey oak (Q. laceyi), and chinkapin oak (Q. muehlenbergii), are resistant to the fungus and rarely die from oak wilt. Live oaks (Q. virginiana and Q. fusiformis) are intermediate in susceptibility to oak wilt, but are most seriously affected due to their tendency to grow from root sprouts and form vast interconnected root systems that allow movement (or spread) of the fungus between adjacent trees.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Quercus buckleyi | Texas red oak Buckley oak Spanish oak Spotted Oak Rock Oak | |
| Quercus fusiformis | Escarpment live oak Plateau live oak Texas live oak Scrub live oak Hill country live oak Plateau oak | |
| Quercus laceyi | Lacey oak Texas blue oak Canyon oak Smoky oak Rock oak | |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur oak Burr oak Savannah oak Overcup oak Prairie oak Mossy-cup oak Mossy-overcup oak Blue oak | |
| Quercus marilandica | Blackjack oak Barren oak Black oak Jack oak | |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin oak Chinquapin oak Chestnut oak Yellow chestnut oak Yellow oak Rock chestnut oak Rock oak | |
| Quercus polymorpha | Mexican White Oak Monterrey Oak Netleaf white oak | |
| Quercus shumardii | Shumard oak Shumard's oak Shumard red oak Southern red oak | |
| Quercus sinuata | Bastard oak Durand oak | |
| Quercus sinuata var. breviloba | White shin oak Bigelow oak Scaly-bark oak Limestone Durand oak Shortlobe oak Bastard oak | |
| Quercus stellata | Post oak | |
| Quercus texana | Nuttall Oak Texas red oak Texas oak Spanish oak Rock oak | |
| Quercus virginiana | Coastal live oak Southern live oak Live oak | |
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