Landscape tree disease from 12 wood decay fungi studied

One particularly devastating pathogen, wood-rotting fungi, can compromise the stability of urban trees, resulting in injuries to people and property. Researchers investigated the in vitro development of decay caused by root-rot and trunk-rot fungi in sapwood extracted from nine ornamental and landscape tree species native to southern temperate forests. Data from their study will be useful in making general assessments of the hazard status of individual urban trees.