Yellow laminated butt rot of poplars
Description
Micro-habitat(s)
Trunk
Distribution
Canada
Damage, symptoms and biology
Although no detailed decay-volume loss studies have been conducted, P. populnea is thought to cause more loss than any other decay fungus on cottonwood.Other information
The fungus seems to be most damaging in living trees, only remaining active in stumps and logs for a few years following harvest.Canadian Forest Service Publications
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
Black cottonwood, Lombardy poplar
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