I see your point Marc. The presenter of the information is a BCMA and I took it as gospel. Re watching it he did say “LIKE an auto immune response”. I can see his point as well. The master point and takeaway was that the fungus does not directly kill the tree but the trees response to the fungal...
I suppose it’s a hormone 🤷♂️. Perhaps we could look into how oak wilt is treated- the applied agent’s mechanisms. Is it an anti-fungal or a chemical blocker. Good question about the fungus being able to produce fatality.
I just learned that oak wilt causes an auto immune response which kills the tree. The tree is reacting to the fungal presence and sealing off its own vascular system in an effort to contain the pathogen. I never thought of trees having an auto immune disorder before.
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