:Phytophthora cinnamoni and other species of Phytophthora are a common problem for landscape plants. This fungi causes root and crown rots. Phytophthora and laurel oak ( Quercus laurifolia ) have lived simultaneously in the southeast United States for close to 200 years, but recently the fungi has become a serious issue among laurel oaks. Join us for this episode of Science of Arboriculture as Dr. Steve Jeffers discusses this problem, and treatment methods for preventing death among laurel oaks.