Juniper Tree Phytophthora Austrocedrae Disease

New fungal disease discovered in threatened juniper
Plantlife is extremely concerned as a serious fungal infection is found in juniper in County Durham. February 14 2012 Juniper berries © Beth Newman / Plantlife Phytophthora austrocedrae, recentl
Phytophthora austrocedrae
Questions and answers 1. What is Phytophthora austrocedrae? P. austrocedrae is a species of Phytophthora that was only recently ‘described’ (in 2007), although it is thought to have been present
PRESS RELEASE: New disease identified in native juniper trees in Upper Teesdale
**Issued jointly by Natural England, Forestry Commission and the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera)** 9th February 2012, for immediate release A damaging plant disease that was until re