Because infected trees develop bizarre green outgrowths that resemble brooms, the disease is known as witches' broom disease. Two to three months after infection, the brooms turn brown and begin ...

or it could be a disease such as a virus or a bacteria. We know for certain that the dwarfism, or smallness, is related to genetic factors. When cuttings from the witches’ broom are grafted onto ...

Commonly known as “witches’-broom,” the fungal ... like the head of a scraggly broom. The resulting look is unsightly, the disease is incurable and eventually the tree dies.

Cacao collection expedition may yield weapons for combating witches' broom disease Date: September 15, 2011 Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Service Summary: Fungi found in the leaves and trunks ...