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Ironwood (Ostrya) > Whole tree > Tree breaks or falls over

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  • Image: Apple Scab 1
    Credit: J. O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Apple Scab 2

    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

  • Image: Apple Scab 3

    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

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green arrowArmillaria root rot
Armillaria spp.

  • Infected trees have poor growth, dead branches in the upper canopy, undersized and/or yellow leaves
  • Flat white sheets of fungal growth (mycelial fans) between the bark and sapwood at the base of infected trees
  • Thick black, shoestring-like fungus can sometimes be seen under the bark, around roots and in the soil around the base of the tree
  • Wood is decayed, white, soft and spongy; this may extend from the base of the tree well up into the trunk
  • Trees frequently break or fall over in storms
  • Clusters of honey-colored mushrooms may grow at the base of the tree in fall
  • More information on Armillaria root rot...
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  • Image: Apple Curculio 1
    Credit: J. O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Apple Curculio 2

    Credit: J. O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

  • Image: Apple Curculio 3

    Credit: J. O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

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green arrowHeart rot
Phellinus spp. and Oxyporus populinus

  • Fungal fruiting bodies arise along the stem, near a pruning wound, crack or other wound
  • Phellinus fungi grow are up to 8" across, hoof-shaped and dark gray above, tan below with a white margin
  • Oxyporus shelf fungi are 6" across, almost as thick and often covered with green moss
  • The canopy may show no symptoms or may have small yellowing leaves or dead branches depending on the extent of the trunk decay
  • In cross section of the trunk, the wood at the center is discolored, soft, crumbling, stringy or spongy
  • More information on Heart rot...

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