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Stem Decays

Silver-Leaf Disease: An Epidemic in Northern Birch

2024 June 262024 June 10 by Edson Setliff

A brief history of silver-leaf disease and its role in birch dieback in North America.

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Porodaedalea in North America

2024 June 172020 December 28 by Jim Worrall

What species of Porodaedalea are in North America? The long and winding road to a preliminary answer.

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Hosts of Porodaedalea pini

2024 June 62003 June 15 by Jim Worrall

Some new (to me) hosts of Porodaedalea pini, cause of red ring rot.

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