Newly found fungus could threaten Southeast Alaska trees

Deranged growth caused by Gemmamyces piceae on white spruce near Anchorage, AK.(Credit: Forest Service) Fruiting bodies of Gemmamyces piceae on white spruce near Anchorage, AK. (Credit: Forest Service) Black, swollen, and misshapen buds with fruiting bodies of Gemmamyces piceae on white spruce near Anchorage, AK. (Credit: Forest Service) Deranged growth of ornamental Colorado blue spruce caused by Gemmamyces piceae near Homer, AK. (Credit: Forest Service)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A fungus th