An aggressive fungus known as Phellinus noxius has been widely observed to cause “brown root rot” on trees in many parts of the Asia-Pacific region extending from Malaysia to as far as American Samoa.

Brown root rot disease of trees, caused by the fungus Phellinus noxius (fell-ly-nuss nok-shuss), has been damaging and killing trees worldwide in both urban and forest areas. In 2013, I participated ...

When you see mushrooms or other fungi growing out of the trunk of a tree, pay attention. It’s a sign that the wood inside the tree is decaying. “It’s something you want to have a professional look at ...

Almond trees in Kings County infected with wood rot fungus just fall over. BOB JOHNSON Special to The Bee Fresno County’s $1.2 billion almond industry has a scary new threat: a mystery fungus that ...

The tree killing fungus Phellinus noxius is widely known to cause Brown Root Rot on trees in both urban and forest areas. Last year, Dr. Robert Schlub, Extension Plant Pathologist, posted an article ...