Dear Colleagues - Katherine Tubby is asking if there are any recent observations of problems with sycamore (Platanus) in the USA?? There are reports in the literature of Splanchnonema platani, the cause of Massaria disease, but please let me and Kath know if you are familiar with any work in the USA in last 20 years. (The pathogen used to be called Macrodiplodiopsis desmazieresii/Massaria platani.) She is also interested in US reports of Ceratocystis platani. Info on Massaria and other sycamore problems in the UK may be found at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/infd-8tvbq4 Katherine's contact info: Dr Kath Tubby, Forest pathologist, Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey (Katherine.Tubby@forestry.gsi.gov.uk<mailto:Katherine.Tubby@forestry.gsi.gov.uk>). - Susan [Forest Service Shield] Susan Frankel Plant Pathologist Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station p: 510-559-6472 f: 510-559-6440 sfrankel@fs.fed.us<mailto:sfrankel@fs.fed.us> 800 Buchanan Street Albany, CA 94710 www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/> [http://wwwstatic.fs.usda.gov/images/email/usda-logo.png]<http://usda.gov… Logo]<https://twitter.com/forestservice>[Facebook Logo]<http://facebook.com/USDA> Caring for the land and serving people This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.