Acute oak decline (AOD) revealed in Kaliwoods this year, with 8-12 dead oaks at the entrance. Gary Batel saw them 2 years ago. It can spread from tree to tree. First defined in 2008-9 in Britain, but evidence from 2006 onwards. Spread by a beetle that carries the fungus. It involves a number of bacterialspecies which… Continue reading Acute Oak Decline (AOD)