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Tree Deaths Spike as Sudden Oak Death Spreads Across California

October 12, 2012, 9:32 am • Posted by Lauren Sommer
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The U.S. Forest Service says hundreds of thousands of oak trees have died over the last year due to the plant disease known as Sudden Oak Death. Scientists still don’t have a reliable way to control the epidemic. The spike … Continue reading »

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Sudden Oak Death Map Released

June 21, 2012, 10:27 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Have you got an oak in your backyard? Then you may want to know how much longer it's likely to escape the scourge that is steadily wiping out California's signature trees. The University of California, Berkeley's Forest Pathology and Micology … Continue reading »

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