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Diseases of the Southern Region

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• Hardwood Diseases
• Foliage and Twig
• Canker
• Vascular Wilts

• Root and Butt Rots

• Conifer Diseases
• Foliage
• Stem, Branch, Cone

• Root and Butt Rots

• Other Diseases
• Urban Tree Decline
• Air Pollution
• Herbicide Damage
• Pinewood Nematode
• Slime Flux
• Mistletoe
• Plant Parasites of Tree Roots

Hardwood Diseases 

Foliage and Twig (Hardwood)

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• Anthracnose [ PDF 84K ]
• Cottonwood Rust [ PDF 58K ]
• Black Knot [ PDF 43K ]
• Leaf Diseases (Powdery Mildew, Leaf Blister, Leaf Spots, and Nutrient Deficiencies) [ PDF 78K ]

Canker (Hardwood)

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• Neonectria Canker [ PDF 51K ]
• Hypoxylon Canker [ PDF 48K ]
• Strumella Canker [ PDF 51K ]
• Chestnut Blight [ PDF 66K ]

Vascular Wilts (Hardwood)

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• Oak Wilt [ PDF 78K ]
• Dutch Elm Disease [ PDF 63K ]
• Elm Phloem Necrosis [ PDF 50K ]
• Mimosa Wilt [ PDF 62K ]
• Verticillium Wilt [ PDF 41K ]

Root and Butt Rots (Hardwood)

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• Canker Rots [ PDF 93K ]
• Heart Rots [ PDF 105K ]
• Lucidus Root and Butt Rot [ PDF 62K ]
• Shoestring Root Rot [ PDF 103K ]

Conifer Diseases 

Foliage (Conifer)

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• Needle Casts [ PDF 82K ]
• Brown Spot Needle Blight [ PDF 95K ]
• Pine Needle Rust [ PDF 95K ]
• Cedar Apple Rust [ PDF 90K ]
• Phomopsis Blight [ PDF 105K ]

Stem, Branch, Cone (Conifer)

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• Fusiform Rust [ PDF 90K ]
• Comandra Blister Rust [ PDF 54K ]
• Eastern Gall Rust [ PDF 56K ]
• Southern Cone Rust [ PDF 53K ]
• Pitch Canker [ PDF 113K ]

Root and Butt Rots (Conifer)

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• Red Heart [ PDF 91K ]
• Annosus Root and Butt Rot [ PDF 156K ]
• Brown Cubical Rot [ PDF 122K ]
• Red Root and Butt Rot [ PDF 96K ]
• Littleleaf Disease [ PDF 69K ]
• Sand Pine Root Disease [ PDF 156K ]
• White Pine Root Disease [ PDF 53K ]

Other Diseases

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• Urban Tree Decline [ PDF 96K ]
• Air Pollution [ PDF 53K ]
• Herbicide Damage [ PDF 39K ]
• Pinewood Nematode [ PDF 57K ]
• Slime Flux [ PDF 59K ]
• Mistletoe [ PDF 100K ]
• Plant Parasites of Tree Roots [ PDF 50K ]