Can the SFPUC’s new nursery slow the spread of a tree-killing fungus?
Tag: Phytophthora
Botany
Killer Plant Pathogen Is Widespread at SFPUC’s Alameda County and Peninsula Restoration Sites
Phytophthora tentaculata, a new and particularly pernicious strain of dangerous plant pathogens that has been on a federal watch list, was found throughout one of the SFPUC’s restoration sites in central Alameda County.
Botany, Stewardship
Native Plant Nurseries Get Ahead of Dangerous Pathogens
Perhaps the biggest contribution to the fight against phytophthora has been a call to action in the restoration nursery trade.
Winter Issue 2001
Sudden Oak Death Introduction
In five coastal counties of central and northern California, thousands of oak trees are dying. The cause of this increased mortality in coast live oaks, tan oaks, and black oaks is not yet fully understood, but the syndrome seems to … Read more
