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BEECH BARK DISEASE

BEECH BARK DISEASE

HOST PLANTS: Beech Bark Disease can be found on both European and American Beech trees DAMAGE:  The fungus may occur in either its sexual or asexual stage. The sexual stage forms tiny, red to salmon-coloured fruiting bodies on the trunk. The asexual stage forms white...

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Bacterial Blight

Bacterial Blight

HOST PLANTS:  Chinese, Persian, Japanese Ivory Silk Lilacs and common lilacs. DAMAGE:  Young shoots rapidly turn black, wilt, and die; flowers darken and die. Leaf spots that are brown, water-soaked or black spots. Twigs may develop dark, sunken streaks, leading to...

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Bacterial Wetwood (Slime Flux) in Trees

Bacterial Wetwood (Slime Flux) in Trees

HOST PLANTS:  Bacterial wetwood/slime flux is host to Maple trees, Elm trees, Oak trees, Tulip trees and Poplar trees. DAMAGE:  Many mature trees exhibit large light or dark vertical streaks on their trunks resulting from slimy liquid oozing out of cracks or wounds...

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