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Plants as Tree Pathogens?

Learn about different types of pathogenic plants such as parasitic plants, aerial mistletoes, and dodder vine, and discover effective methods for controlling and preventing their spread.

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Plants as Tree Pathogens?

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  1. Plants as Tree Pathogens?

  2. Types of “Pathogenic” Plants • Parasitic Plants (aerial) • mistletoes, dodder, woe vine • Root Parasites • black senna, squaw root, beechdrops • Epiphytes • bromeliads, lichens, resurrection fern • Climbers • various vines

  3. Common Epiphytes ResurrectionFern SpanishMoss Lichens

  4. More Epiphytes Ball Moss Ball Moss Cardinal Air Plant Cardinal Air Plant

  5. Mistletoe (a parasite)

  6. Parasitic Vines and Climbers Woe Vine Woe Vine Kudzu

  7. Seymeria cassioides(Senna-seymeria, Black senna, or Yaupon black senna)

  8. Seymeria cassioides

  9. Controlling “Pathogenic” Plants • Epiphytes • Don’t bother! • Mechanical Removal • Copper-based fungicides? • Mistletoe (other parasites) • Pruning • Mechanical removal? • Climbers • Pull and poison • Seymeria cassioides • Awareness • Prescribed Fire (timing) • Chemical?

  10. Take a Short Break

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