USA: Red Bay Trees Succumbing To Foreign Beetle And Unknown Fungus

Ekka · 18th April 2007, 06:35 AM

A foreign beetle and an unknown fungus are attacking coastal trees that provide food for birds, bears and butterflies. Foresters are reporting a rising death toll of native red bay trees (Persea borbonia) along the coast of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The disease is spreading rapidly, say scientists.

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Sean Freeman · 18th April 2007, 03:11 PM

Here's some more on the same subject pp 8-9 from the beginning of this year
tech3-07.pdf
The fungi concerned is Ophiostoma spp, the very same family that produces Dutch Elm Disease, and Oak wilt. Lets hope that this problem does not develop into anything on that scale.

Sean Freeman · 19th April 2007, 06:50 AM

Here's a much better treatment of the topic by Kim Coder, really excellent paper

redbay-pests-three[1].pdf

What is very interesting is that like DED and Oak Wilt the beetles are taking the spores into their galleries and continually boosting the hold the fungi has on the wood tissues of the tree.

Ekka · 19th April 2007, 04:00 PM

That Kim Coder does some good work.

18th April 2007, 06:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	USA: Red Bay Trees Succumbing To Foreign Beetle And Unknown Fungus A foreign beetle and an unknown fungus are attacking coastal trees that provide food for birds, bears and butterflies. Foresters are reporting a rising death toll of native red bay trees (Persea borbonia) along the coast of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The disease is spreading rapidly, say scientists. More .... __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

18th April 2007, 03:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	Here's some more on the same subject pp 8-9 from the beginning of this year tech3-07.pdf The fungi concerned is Ophiostoma spp, the very same family that produces Dutch Elm Disease, and Oak wilt. Lets hope that this problem does not develop into anything on that scale. __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

19th April 2007, 06:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	Here's a much better treatment of the topic by Kim Coder, really excellent paper redbay-pests-three[1].pdf What is very interesting is that like DED and Oak Wilt the beetles are taking the spores into their galleries and continually boosting the hold the fungi has on the wood tissues of the tree. __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

19th April 2007, 04:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	That Kim Coder does some good work. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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