Mystery of dying palm trees solved
Wong A. 1982. Mystery of dying palm trees solved. San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino. 17 Jun 1982. B1
This newspaper article describes how a mystery involving dying fan palm trees in Loma Linda, California, was solved. Dr. John Carpenter performed an autopsy on two felled fan palms and observed pink rot infection which was later confirmed to be a microscopic fungus, Penicillium roseum.
- Type
- Newspaper Article
- Authors
- Wong, Art
- Date of Issue
- 1982-06-17
- Publisher
- San Bernardino Sun
- Units
- JOTR
- Keywords
- fan palm Washingtonia filifera, fungal infection, Loma Linda California, microscopic fungus, News Article, Penicillium roseum, pink rot, Taxa Links To References