Oaks are dying at record rates across Chesapeake region
It’s not your imagination. Those beautiful mature oaks are dying, along the road, in forests, perhaps even in your yard — at an accelerating rate.
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This story caught my eye and I thought others here would be interested as well as there is talk of reduced acorn amounts and affecting deer hunting. I've noticed some of what they are talking about with the oaks on the place here (leaves looking funny/dead).
As to the causes I kind of lean to new diseases/insects being brought in from all the imported stuff we consume.