And so it spreads...

BBC News reports that sudden oak death (a fungus named Phytophthora ramorum) has infected several species of native trees in England: beech, horse chestnut and holm oak.

Links:

Mystery oak killer hits UK trees - the BBC News article
Redwoods fight infection - a BBC News report detailing the pathogen infecting the coastal redwoods of California
Sudden oak death fungus enters Canada from the CBC
Sudden oak death from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:23 PM on December 4, 2003

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