TREES - Rotting trees threaten U.S. farmers, Christmas

There are between 25 and 30 million "Real Christmas Trees" sold each year in the U.S., according to the National Christmas Tree Association, and 350 million growing on Christmas Tree Farms. And phytophthora root rot, an insidious water mold, is threatening them all. From the Associated Press:"Phytophthora is a problem in most areas where true firs ... are grown," said Gary A. Chastagner, a plant pathologist and extension specialist at Washington ...

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