Review of Wood decay fungi common to urban living trees in the northeast & central United States

Kevin Smith

Treesearch

Review of Wood decay fungi common to urban living trees in the northeast & central United States

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Kevin Smith

Year:

2022

Type:

Magazines or Trade Publications

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Technical trade magazine

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Abstract

Modern Arboriculture challenges us to use our minds as well as our muscles to care for trees. Part of that challenge is to properly evaluate what we see in the landscape, including the association of fungi with the trees in our care. The fungi we can readily see include a wealth of polypores, gilled mushrooms, jellies, and slime molds. We know that some of these fungi are signs of tree disease and structural weakness, while most are “along for the ride” and pose no risk to trees or the people who live around them.

Keywords

tree risk assessment, urban forest fungi

Citation

Smith, Kevin.T. 2022. Book review of wood decay fungi common to urban living trees in the Northeast & Central United States. Arborist News. 31(6): 43.