Officials sound alarm over plague afflicting mighty 'King of the Great Plains' trees: 'We weren't sure what was going on'

Officials sound alarm over plague afflicting mighty 'King of the Great Plains' trees: 'We weren't sure what was going on'

Officials across the Midwest are scrambling to save mighty bur oak trees that are rapidly dying from a drought-driven disease. What's happening? For years, states like Nebraska have been suffering from increased drought conditions. Those conditions are having devastating effects on some of the region's most well-known trees. Harvest Public Media reported on the plight of bur oaks, a species that has been so sturdy for centuries that it has earne…