Fungicide Injection for Oak Wilt Treatment: Macro System

Fungicide injections can treat or prevent the oak wilt disease in your oak trees if properly executed. Learn how to inject your trees from start to finish with the macro-injection system. Taught by Dr. David Appel, Professor and Extension Specialist with the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Texas A&M University along with the Texas A&M Forest Service. Visit https://texasoakwilt.org/ to learn more. 00:00:00 - Equipment needed for oak wilt injection; how to determine when to inject your trees and at what dose. 0:4:45 - Preparing the tree for injection by exposing the flare roots. 0:8:04 - Determining how much fungicide is needed by measuring the tree. 0:10:19 - Preparing the fungicide-water mixture. 0:12:53 - The best time of day and the best time of year to inject your trees. 0:15:48 - Drilling holes and inserting the injection kit. 0:19:59 - Injecting the tree. 0:22:59 - Adding more fungicide-water mixture to the system to reach the full dose. 0:24:32 - Finishing the injection process.