DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Symptoms of elm yellows occasionally appear on one branch before others, but more often they involve the entire crown.
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Diseased twig (right) with epinasty, chlorosis, and yellowing of leaves. Sometimes both yellow and green leaves occur on same branch. Healthy branch (left).
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Branches with butterscotch discoloration (center) and necrotic flecks in phloem and vascular cambium (right). Healthy branch (left). Sudden wilt and browning is common with small trees.
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Elm yellows is characterized by witches'-brooms and stunting. Some cultivars have both yellow and reddish foliar discoloration.
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Late stage of elm yellows disease.
Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus rubra)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Casuarina
Slime flux occurs on a number of tree species and is always associated with bacteria and yeast. However, the causal agent has not been identified.
Slime flux | Casuarina
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Casuarina (Casuarina equisetifolia)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Elm
Although bacteria are associated with slime fluxes of many trees, the causal agents have not been identified.
Slime flux | Elm
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Elm (Ulmus pumila)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Maple
The causal agent of slime flux has not been identified.
Slime flux | Maple
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Maple (Acer saccharum)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Willow
Foam at site of infection. Slime fluxes are common but the causal agent has not been identified.
Slime flux | Willow
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Willow (Salix sp.)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: S. Thomson