Phytophthora cinnamomi
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Phytophthora cinnamomi, also known as cinnamon fungus, is a soil-borne water mould that produces an infection which causes a condition in plants variously called "dieback", "root rot", or, "ink diseas
A heath landscape in the Stirling Range, Western Australia, with a dieback-infested valley in the mid ground
Littleleaf disease in Pinus spp. The tree on the left shows no symptoms of infection while the tree on the right shows stunted leaf growth characteristic of Phytophthora cinnamomi infection.
Warning sign near Mount Dale, Western Australia advising to keep vehicles out of dieback affected areas to prevent the spread of this fungus.
A boot cleaning station in Lesueur National Park designed to limit the spread of dieback
American chestnut
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The American chestnut is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. As is true of all species in the genus Castanea, the American chestnut produces burre
Phytophthora cinnamomi
…pine (Pinus echinata), Christmas tree disease in nursery grown Fraser fir (Abies fraseri), and sudden death of a number of native tree species such as American chestnut. Oak populations are affected in areas ranging from South Carolina to Texas. Phytophthora cinnamomi is also a problem in the Mexican state of Colima…
American Chestnut
A young chestnut tree in its natural habitat
American chestnut male (pollen) catkins
Chestnut blight affecting a young American chestnut