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Garden Variety, hosted by Charity Nebbe

It’s the golden rule of oak trees: prune only during the dormant season.

On this episode of Garden Variety, a plant disease diagnostician talks about why that’s so important, and talks about the horrors of Oak Wilt.

Guests:
Chelsea Harbach | Plant disease diagnostician at the plant and insect diagnostic lab with Iowa State University Extension

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Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa
Aaron Steil is a Consumer Horticulture Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. Aaron contributes his expertise to the Garden Variety podcast and newsletter and to Talk of Iowa's Horticulture Day program.
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio