January 17 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Most arborists recognize that mushrooms, brackets and conks of the basidiomycete fungi on urban trees indicate internal decay. However, one of the most important wood decay fungi is also one of the most obscure. Kretzschmaria deusta is an ascomycete wood decay pathogen with a very wide host range and one that can break barrier and reaction zones and cause extensive decay in the lower trunk and buttress roots. This presentation will discuss ascomycete wood decay by focusing on Kretzschmaria deusta and other ascomycete wood decay fungi.
Join us for this FREE live webinar that is a prelude to the WAA/DNR Annual Conference which ties into Dr. Luley’s talk called “Biology, Identification and Management of Wood Decay in Urban Trees.”
0.5 CEUs available
Pre-registration is required. Click on ‘Register Online’ on the right side of the screen to register.
About the Speaker
Christopher J. Luley, Ph.D. has BS and MS from SUNY ESF in Syracuse in Forest Pathology. His Ph.D. is from Iowa State University in plant pathology where he also managed the Plant Diagnostic Clinic. He was Forest Pathologist for the State of Missouri, and has been a consultant since 1991. In 2017 he started Urban Forest Diagnostic. Dr. Luley has over 70 scientific, technical and popular press articles and received the R. W. Harris Authors Award from the International Society of Arboriculture. He developed TreeRot.com and recently received the Brian Skinner Lifetime Achievement Award from the NYS Arborist, ISA Chapter and author award from the Midwest Chapter of ISA.
Special Thanks!
Thank you to UW-Extension for coordinating this event with us. We look forward to partnering on future events with you!
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