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  2. Ganoderma zonatum - Wikipedia

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    Ganoderma zonatum is a plant pathogen that infects the palm species causing butt rot. It is a fungus that infects the bottom 122–152 centimeters (4–5 feet) of the plant also rotting the roots. It has been known to be in both natural and planted environments and in the majority of cases only in palms.

  3. Tree throw - Wikipedia

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    A tree throw or tree hole is a bowl-shaped cavity or depression created in the subsoil by a tree. They are formed either by the long-term presence and growth of tree roots or when a large tree is blown over (as a windthrow ) or has its stump pulled out which tears out a quantity of soil along with the roots.

  4. List of date palm diseases - Wikipedia

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    Inflorescence rot Diplodia spp. Fusarium spp. hielaviopsis spp. Khamedj Mauginiella scaettae: Leaf dieback Alternaria sp. Omphalia root rot Omphalia tralucida. Omphalia pigmentata. Pestalotia leaf spot Pestalotiopsis palmarum = Pestalotia palmarum. Taches brunes (brown leaf spot) Mycosphaerella tassiana. Cladosporium herbarum [anamorph ...

  5. Tree hollow - Wikipedia

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    Indian spotted owlet in tree hollow. A tree hollow is a cavity in a living tree. Tree holes can be caused when an injury to the tree, such as breakage of a limb, creates an opening through the bark and exposes the sapwood. The sapwood is attacked by fungi and bacteria, which form a cavity in the bole of the tree.

  6. Butt rot - Wikipedia

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    Butt rot is a disease of plants, mostly trees, caused by fungi. The fungus attacks the moist, poorly protected undersurface of tree trunk's thickest part (the "butt" above the root, as opposed to "top"), where the end of the stem makes contact with the soil. It may affect the roots as well, causing a disease known as root rot. It then moves up ...

  7. A fallen tree, a damaged streetlight: Hurricane Helene leaves ...

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    A fallen tree in Bradley Park. A streetlight on Wells Road with minor damage. A crossing sign tipped over at Palm Beach's Par 3 golf course. The effects of Hurricane Helene in Palm Beach were so ...

  8. Heart rot - Wikipedia

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    Spirostachys africana log with heart-rot. In trees, heart rot is a fungal disease that causes the decay of wood at the center of the trunk and branches. Fungi enter the tree through wounds in the bark and decay the heartwood. The diseased heartwood softens, making trees structurally weaker and prone to breakage.

  9. Compartmentalization of decay in trees - Wikipedia

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    This is the strongest wall at the time of wounding, prior to the growth of the fourth wall. Wall 4. The fourth wall, known as the barrier zone, is created by new growth of specialised woody tissue on the exterior of the tree, isolating tissue present at the time of infection from subsequent growth. This is the strongest wall, and often the only ...