Mt. Tam SOD (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Mt. Tam SOD

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These tanoaks were killed by the Sudden Oak Death pathogen on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, near one of the sites where the exotic pathogen was first introduced in California. Infected ornamental plants were found to be the most likely source of the introduction.

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Photo courtesy of Matteo Garbelotto

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