TREE DISEASES

 

Tree diseases can have medicinal properties, be edible, be scenic, be used in woodworking, etc.  So, I decided to include them.  I don't know or want to spend times searching their names.  Thus the photos will be given primarily as is.

 

Great North Mountain.  VA/WV, Big Schloss 12mi. loop, 10/22/2006

Same

  

 

Witch's Broom

  

Great North Mtn, VA, somewhere along the Mill Mtn. Tr., 04/24/2005  

Same

Same

 

Witch's Broom is a tree disease (in this case, the service berry) when a dense number of shoots grow from a single point.  There are many causes of this disease and many types of trees can be injured with it. W

  

 

 

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