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Sep 20, 2023 1:22 PM CST
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Salome, AZ
Whats this and should I be worried. These trees are directly in front of my Living room. Worried about coccidiodiosis or other dangerous ones.
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Sep 20, 2023 3:20 PM CST
California Central Valley (Zone 8b)
Region: California
I hope you have the wrong word. Coccidiosis is an intestinal parasite. Smiling

I don't see what you are seeing - looks like a tree trunk to me.
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Sep 20, 2023 4:27 PM CST
Southwest U.S. (Zone 7a)
Hello Salome, Greetings from Prescott, and Welcome to the Forum!
Can you post a picture of the entire tree? Those spots look like they might be some sort of canker, sooty mold, or possibly nothing significant.
https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARD...
It is unusual for plant diseases to be transmitted to humans. I'd be more worried about the tree falling on the house.
Are you concerned about coccidioidomycosis--Valley Fever? It is pretty much universally present in the soil in your area. It does not come from plants. It is common in humans, dogs, livestock, zoo animals among others. It is only transmitted by a fungus in the soil, not from others with active disease, and not from plants.
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Sep 20, 2023 8:16 PM CST
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Salome, AZ
Sorry meant Cryptococcosis neoformans. . .


Lucy68 said: I hope you have the wrong word. Coccidiosis is an intestinal parasite. Smiling

I don't see what you are seeing - looks like a tree trunk to me.
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Sep 20, 2023 8:17 PM CST
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Salome, AZ
I'll have to take a better picture in morning.
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Sep 20, 2023 8:18 PM CST
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Salome, AZ
It's a fungus but yes in soil I meant Cryptococcosis neoformans

Lucy68 said: I hope you have the wrong word. Coccidiosis is an intestinal parasite. Smiling

I don't see what you are seeing - looks like a tree trunk to me.
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Sep 21, 2023 7:51 AM CST
Southwest U.S. (Zone 7a)
Hello again, Megvee.
I did a bit of research on Cryptococcus neoformans.
Yes, it is one of those unusual fungal infections that people can catch.
"...cryptococcus can utilize plant hosts as reservoir"--
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p....)
I think the only way to know for sure if Cryptococcus is present in your tree would be to have cultures taken by a plant pathologist. The appearance of diseased plant parts would not be diagnostic.
It is not possible for forum members to tell you if Cryptococcus is present from looking at photos, IMO.
Other reservoirs are reported as soil, decaying wood, tree hollows, and bird droppings. Sounds hard to avoid.
I'm curious how this came to your attention, if you don't mind sharing that. I hope you have not had personal experience with Cryptococcosis (the disease).
Thank you for bringing this pathogen to my attention. Sounds like it's not new, but is new to me.
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