Interestingly, this widespread fungus can live on/in healthy trees for a long time without causing damage, but when a tree becomes stressed, the organism can turn pathogenic.

Some cherry and plum trees in the central Ohio area are turning black from a fungal disease. Here's what you need to know.

This fungus is especially common on tomato plants but is found on many species. Plants are infected from the bottom up, so ...

Trunks, branches, and major roots with mushrooms sprouting out of the bark indicate that the wood underneath is decaying. Decay could be due to the action of the fungus itself, or from other ...

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Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...

And with the leaf drop, fungi on tree trunks are easier to see. Shelf fungi or brackets of turkeytails, artist fungus and horse’ hoofs can be found now. Such fungi differ from mushrooms by being ...

Known as leafy jelly fungus or amber jelly roll (Exidia), it grows on the dead branches of deciduous trees. I find it on the downed branches of a dead oak on the forest floor.

This fungus is spread by spores produced by the conk. However, once a palm is infected with G. zonatum , the fungus will move with that palm to the location in which it is transplanted.