Diagnosis & treatment for North Texas tree diseases
Don't guess at what's wrong with your tree. Our ISA-certified arborists identify the actual pathogen — confirmed by lab testing when needed — and apply the right treatment. From oak wilt and bacterial leaf scorch to chlorosis and root rot, we treat what's actually there, not what's most profitable.
Anthracnose
A wet-spring fungal leaf and twig disease that disfigures sycamores, ash, oaks, and maples across North Texas.
Treatment optionsAphids
Soft-bodied insects that suck plant sap, drop sticky honeydew, and invite sooty mold.
Treatment optionsBacterial Leaf Scorch
A xylem-clogging bacterial disease (Xylella fastidiosa) — common on red oaks and live oaks across DFW.
Treatment optionsBacterial Slime Flux
Dark, foul-smelling sap oozing from the trunk — caused by bacterial infection inside the wood.
Treatment optionsBacterium
Bacterial infections cause leaf spots, cankers, wilts and decline — diagnosis is everything.
Treatment optionsBag Worms
Caterpillars that build hanging silk bags on junipers, cedars, and live oaks — can defoliate a tree in one season.
Treatment optionsBeetles
From elm leaf beetles to ips and emerald ash borer — wood-boring beetles can kill a tree in a single year.
Treatment optionsBrown Rot
A wood-decay fungus that hollows the trunk from inside — a major hazard tree concern.
Treatment optionsChlorosis
Iron or manganese deficiency turning leaves yellow — the most common tree problem in DFW alkaline soils.
Treatment optionsDutch Elm Disease
A fungal vascular disease spread by beetles that wilts and kills elms — preventable with injections.
Treatment optionsFire Blight
A bacterial disease that scorches blossoms and shoots on pears, apples and ornamentals overnight.
Treatment optionsGanoderma
Shelf-fungus root and butt rot — visible conks mean major decay is already inside.
Treatment optionsGrape Phylloxera
A root-feeding aphid relative — devastating to grapevines if not controlled.
Treatment optionsGypsy Moth
Defoliating caterpillar — outbreaks can strip a tree bare and stress it into decline.
Treatment optionsLace Bugs
Sucking insects that bleach the leaves of sycamores, oaks, and lantana.
Treatment optionsPhytophthora Root Rot
A soil-borne water mold — kills feeder roots and causes wilting that mimics drought.
Treatment optionsPine Bark Beetles
Aggressive wood-borers that mass-attack stressed pines — quick treatment is essential.
Treatment optionsOak Decline
A multi-factor decline syndrome — diagnosing the trigger is critical to save the tree.
Treatment optionsOak Gall
Wasp- or mite-induced growths on oak leaves and twigs — usually cosmetic, sometimes serious.
Treatment optionsRoot Rot
Anaerobic, water-logged or fungal root decay — leaves wilt despite watering.
Treatment optionsSudden Oak Death
A Phytophthora pathogen that has devastated West Coast oaks — monitored in Texas.
Treatment optionsTermites
Subterranean termites can hollow weak or dying trees — and threaten nearby structures.
Treatment optionsTwig Blight
Fungal blights kill new shoots and tips — common after wet springs.
Treatment optionsTwig Girdlers
Beetles that neatly chew off twigs — fallen branches under pecans and oaks in late summer.
Treatment optionsWhy DIY identification doesn't work
Online photo comparisons are wrong about disease ID more often than right. Many tree diseases look similar in photos — bacterial leaf scorch, oak wilt, drought stress, iron chlorosis, and root rot can all produce browning leaves, but each one requires different treatment. Treating the wrong disease wastes money and lets the actual problem progress.
Our diagnostic process: on-site visual inspection by an ISA Certified Arborist, soil/leaf/twig samples sent to Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory when needed, written diagnosis with treatment options and pricing. The visit is free.