Study: ‘Sudden Oak Death’ Tree Disease Might Be Unstoppable In California

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) – A new study shows that an epidemic of the tree disease “sudden oak death” has surged beyond control in California.
The computer model used in the new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences took into account topography, weather and factors like funds available to fight the extremely contagious disease that has killed millions of trees along the Northern California coast since it emerged in 1995.
It suggests that the