''Neonectria faginata'' is a species of fungi that affects ''
Beech
Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engle ...
'' trees in North America. Neonectria faginata, along with ''
Neonectria ditissima
''Neonectria ditissima'' (syn. ''Neonectria galligena'') is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes cankers that can kill branches of trees by choking them off. Apple and beech trees are two susceptible species.
Host range
''Neonectria ditissima'' ...
'', are the cause of
beech bark disease in trees that have already been affected by beech scale ''
Cryptococcus fagisuga
''Cryptococcus fagisuga'', commonly known as the beech scale or woolly beech scale, is a felted scale insect in the superfamily Coccoidea that infests beech trees of the genus ''Fagus''. It is associated with the transmission of beech bark disea ...
''.
References
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Nectriaceae