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May 02, 2005
SODD
Local plants may be at risk from fungus
For "Sudden oak death disease", caused by the fungus Phytophthora ramorum. Hard to believe anything could be "sudden" with an oak tree, but there it is. It can also kill smaller plants, including popular flowering shrubs.
Posted by Mac Thomason at May 2, 2005 02:00 PM
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Sudden Oak Death fungus is quite a serious matter. I'm acutally here in Oakland, the land of Oaks, and we've been battling it for a few years now.
And beyond the devastating effect on nature in general, people with Oak trees on their property or near their house will find the value of said house drop by tens of thousands of dollars, if not more, when they lose their big, beautiful tree. And they will also find their living space/neighborhood, suddenly bare and shockingly less appealing.
Posted by: Oaktown Girl at May 3, 2005 01:15 PM