It is mid April and I live outside San Antonio, Texas and had to replace my roof. I had a need to trim a few small limbs and painted over them minutes afterward on my 150 year old live oak tree. Unfortunately, I just found out from a neighbor on my street that they had to remove two trees due to oak wilt. What are the possibilities of my losing my precious tree?
I’m in Upstate NY and we don’t have Live oaks so you may want to contact an arborist in your area for a more definitive answer. Having said that, I don’t think your minimal pruning and cut sealing would increase the chances of your tree contracting the wilt. The exposure was brief and the risk minimal IMO.