DISEASE
 
   NAME
     Fasciation
     A Mutation

Description
 Non-pathogenic

Symptoms
Stems become enlarged and flattened and are normally associated with bunches of smaller leaves at the top of the affected areas.
 
		  Fraxinus augustifolia

Source and Dispersal
This is a genetic mutation and little is known of its source or its dispersal.

Favoured Conditions
It is unknown what conditions are favourable.

Affected Plants
Many ornamental plants are affected these include, Senna, Allocasuarina, Cottoneaster and Daphne, and Rosa species. Actinotus helianthi may also be infected.

Trees such as Fraxinus augustifolia are also affected causing deformities in branches or stems.

Non-chemical Control
Prune off  affected parts.

Chemical Control
Not applicable