Oak Wilt Guide

To obtain your oak wilt risk rating and associated guidelines, answer the five questions below then click the submit button.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

1. Is oak wilt present in your county? See a map of counties where oak wilt has been found. *

Oak wilt not present in the county AND stand is NOT within 6 miles of county with oak wilt

Oak wilt present in the county or your stand is within 6 miles of a county with oak wilt AND oak wilt is not known to be in the stand

Oak wilt present in the stand

2. What time of the year do you propose cutting? *

April 1 to July 15 - South Zone

April 15 to July 15 - North Zone

July 16 to Sept. 30 - Statewide

Oct. 1 to March 31 - South Zone

Oct. 1 to April 14 - North Zone

Map of counties in the north and south zones.

3. What is the basal area (BA) of oak in the stand? *

15 square feet/acre or less

15 to 35 square feet/acre

Greater than 35 square feet/acre

Basal area can be found in your MFL plan. If your land is not enrolled in the MFL program please follow these instructions [PDF] for estimating your BA.

4. What is the general topography of the stand? *

Flat to rolling land or 0 - 12% slope

Hilly with valleys or > 12% slope

5. What is the general soil texture of the stand? *

Light textured (e.g. sandy, loamy sand, sandy loam, sandy clay loam and loam)

Heavy textured (sandy clay, clay, clay loam, silt, silt loam, silty clay loam and clay loam)

Read more about soil properties/textures.