parasitica

A bark fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica), the causative agent of a disease known as chestnut blight and accidentally introduced into North America from Asia early in the 20th century, almost caused the tree become extinct.

American chestnut tree with chestnut blight AYDIN 2009

A bark fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica), the causative agent of a disease known as chestnut blight and accidentally introduced into North America from Asia early in the 20th century, almost caused the tree become extinct.

Archive 2009-08-01 AYDIN 2009

A fungus Phialophora parasitica infects the tree and the heartwood responds by creating an aromatic resin.

Archive 2009-03-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2009

A fungus Phialophora parasitica infects the tree and the heartwood responds by creating an aromatic resin.

Oud: A Rare and Powerful Scent Michelle Krell Kydd 2009

The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was a dominant canopy species, but was extirpated at the turn of the century by the introduced chestnut blight fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica).

Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests 2008

In the early 1900's the spread of the chestnut blight, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, resulted in widespread loss of chestnut from the forest community.

Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests 2008

The Chairman: Is the Connellsville fungus also _diaporthe parasitica_?

Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912

Last winter specimens of what in external characteristics appeared to be Diaporthe parasitica were found in western Pennsylvania, Virginia and elsewhere, growing upon chestnut, oak and other species.

Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912

The disease known as the chestnut tree blight is caused by the fungus, _Diaporthe parasitica_, which usually finds entrance to the tree through wounds in the bark.

Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912

Before chestnut blight, Endothia parasitica (Murrill), killed the trees in the East, tons of nuts were gathered there and a considerable quantity marketed; these, however, were chiefly of the smaller native species and little attention was paid to the trees, most of which were wild.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934