Scott E. Schlarbaum (1), Frederick Hebard (2), Pauline C. Spaine (3), and Joseph C. Kamalay (4)
Abstract. Three North American tree species, American chestnut (Castanea dentata), butternut (Juglans READ MORE http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_schlarbaum002.htm
These three forest diseases have historically been important. They have dramatically changed the way the present forest looks. All of them were introduced from other continents. Both the American ches READ MORE http://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/healthreport/rust.html
Chestnut blight is caused by a fungus which entered our country on Asian nursery stock imported to New York around 1900. Spread by wind, rain, birds and other animals, it enters through cracks or woun READ MORE http://ipm.ppws.vt.edu/griffin/blight.html
Hosts
American chestnut (Castanea dentata), whose native range is shown at left, is highly susceptible to the disease. European chestnut (C. sativa) is also quite susceptible. Chinese chestnut (C. mo READ MORE http://www.forestpathology.org/dis_chestnut.html
Chestnut blight is caused by a fungus and is notorious for causing the American chestnut tree to become nearly extinct since it was discovered in the early 1900s. Arborists continue to work to restore READ MORE http://www.savatree.com/tree-blight.html