Gives a review of the diseases of the major genera of forest and ornamental trees. The introduction deals with the causes, symptoms and diagnosis of disease, and with control measures which include plant health legislation. Over 100 diseases are illustrated with either photographs or drawings.

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Disorders caused by non-living agents; diseases caused by living agents on a wide range of hosts; diseases of spruce; diseases of pine; diseases of larch; diseases of Douglas Fir; diseases of minor forest confiers - abiss, cupressus and chamaecyparis, thuja and tsuga; diseases of other confiers; diseases of oak; diseases of sweet chestnut; diseases of beech; diseases of ash, birch and alder; diseases of sycamore and maple; diseases of elm; diseases of poplar; diseases of willow; diseases of wild and ornamental rosaceus trees; diseases of other broadleaved trees; decay fungi of broadleaved and coniferous trees.