Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 it has already killed trees all over the bay area...just another chain being pulled out of the web of life.. British oak trees could face plague - paper -- Mail this story to a friend | Printer friendly version UK: July 23, 2002 LONDON - British oak trees could be facing a plague worse than Dutch elm disease, which killed 30 million trees in the 1960s, the Independent on the weekend reported. It said the first case of the fungus, known as Sudden Oak Death, an organism related to that which causes potato blight, was discovered in a shrub at a garden centre in April. Forestry Commission experts were said to have ordered tests on ash, lime, chestnut, beech and birch trees, as well as the native oak, to find out which are susceptible. There is as yet no known case of the fungus, Phytophthora ramorum, infecting wild oak in Britain. A north American strain of the fungus has affected forests in 12 areas of California and a town in Oregon, the paper reported. REUTERS NEWS SERVICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 I have heard of this. Another tree disaster! I am a great fan of trees, both in the ecological sense, and spiritual sense. We won't have enough left to survive. Jo > it has already killed trees all over the bay area...just another chain being pulled out of the web of life.. > > British oak trees could face plague - paper > -------- ------ > > Mail this story to a friend | Printer friendly version > > UK: July 23, 2002 > > > LONDON - British oak trees could be facing a plague worse than Dutch elm disease, which killed 30 million trees in the 1960s, the Independent on the weekend reported. > > > It said the first case of the fungus, known as Sudden Oak Death, an organism related to that which causes potato blight, was discovered in a shrub at a garden centre in April. > Forestry Commission experts were said to have ordered tests on ash, lime, chestnut, beech and birch trees, as well as the native oak, to find out which are susceptible. > > There is as yet no known case of the fungus, Phytophthora ramorum, infecting wild oak in Britain. > > A north American strain of the fungus has affected forests in 12 areas of California and a town in Oregon, the paper reported. > > > > > REUTERS NEWS SERVICE > > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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