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Oak fungus spread?


Concerns have been raised over the potential spread of sudden oak death sudden oak death: see diseases of plants; water mold.  fungus after officials in six states reported receiving infected plants, according to according to
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 a story in the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the .

Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Washington found plants containing the tree-killing fungus, according to Monrovia Growers nursery in California, the story said. Tennessee and Virginia reported receiving virus-tainted potted pot·ted  
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 plants, but that report was not confirmed by Monrovia Growers.

Sudden oak death has killed thousands of trees in California and Oregon. The fungus, which kills oaks, can live on a variety of plants and trees but is not harmful to humans or animals.
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Title Annotation:News from the World of Trees
Publication:American Forests
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Mar 22, 2004
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