Phytophthora austrocedri Greslebin & Hansen, 2007
on Juniperus, etc.
parasite
The disease kills the phloem, that turns brown. The disease extends from the root up; ultimately the entire tree is killed.
host plants
Cupressaceae, oligophagous
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana; Cupressus x leylandii, nootkatensis, sempervirens; Juniperus communis.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Phytophthora austrocedrae.
notes
The disease appeared in Scotland in 2011 and forms there a serious threat to the juniper tree formations.
references
Green, MacAskill, Dun, ao (2016a).