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locations that have not been infected with
Sudden Oak Death so our wood does not contain the fungus. Sudden Oak
Death is a fungus (Phytophthora
ramorum) that has been found in several
California counties including Southern Humboldt and Curry County in southwest Oregon. This pathogen
is currently having a major impact on some Oregon and California
forests killing
millions of tanoaks and live oaks as well as having an impact on
nurseries.
Sudden Oak Death causes mortality in the following speces: tanoak (Lithocarpus
densiflorus) Other trees and nursery shrubs may host the pathogen causing leaf spot and twig dieback. These include: Rhododendron You can find more information about Sudden Oak Death at: http://kellylab.berkeley.edu/SODmonitoring/ Discuss this topic in our forum
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