Figure 2 – Smooth patch fungus, Aleurodiscus oaksii, fruiting body on white oak bark. This isn’t the same species of ... Figure 5 and 6 – Yellow-bellied sapsucker feeding activity on sugar maple trees ...

Trees alone boast a wide spectrum of shades, from pink cherry blossoms to deep green pines to yellow maple leaves. However, some trees have white ... bark opens up the tree to disease, fungus ...

But a few species, like the American beech and the red maple, keep their smooth, unbroken bark ... the white oak has ridges that are broken horizontally. Instead of ridges, some trees have breaks ...

The emergence this spring of a powdery, white film covering the leaves of bigleaf maple trees ... species of fungus, outside of a topical application of fungicide on a particular tree, he noted. " ...

Eventually, the entire tree succumbs. The fungus spreads by spores, and it’s those spores that can enter a person’s lungs and cause an allergic reaction called Maple Bark Disease. In parts of ...