Californian study confirms "sudden death" hits redwoods

  • 06/12/2001

California's mighty coastal redwood trees and valuable Douglas firs are both susceptible to the same "sudden death" blight that is destroying coastal oaks, marking a serious new threat to the state's $1.1 billion timber industry, scientists said this week. Gov. Gray Davis immediately asked President George W. Bush for $10 million to fight the blight fungus, which he said could have a severe economic impact on the state.