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Sep 01, Live oaks naturally shed leaves in summer, so as long as the leaves are green and healthy, there's no need to worry! But if the fallen leaves are discolored or look unhealthy, that could mean a pest or disease. Oak wilt is a common one. Live oak dropping leaves in early spring.

Live oaks, also known as evergreen oaks, are beautiful and stately trees in the landscape. However, live oaks are NOT true evergreens. They do drop their old leaves as new leaves emerge in the spring. This is NORMAL and NOT a disease shrubremover.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. Mar 01, The major live oak leaf drop takes place in the Spring. When the weather warms up, and the trees move out of winter dormancy, live oaks begin to develop new leaf buds.

Before the new leaves can grow, however, live oaks have to drop the old leaves. As the old leaves die, they turn brown and fall, preparing for the new leaves to bud out.

Sep 11, Yikes, is something wrong with my oak tree? Why is it dropping leaves in summer instead of in spring?

Apply one of these materials when crawlers appear and repeat the spray application in 10 days.

Daphne Richards answers why trees drop their leaves in. Sep 30, Many oaks are deciduous, meaning that they drop their leaves during the winter. Live oak is evergreen, as it gets its new leaves about the same time that it drops its old leaves. UF/IFAS Sites.