Hiker's Guide to the Trees, Shrubs
and Vines of Ricketts Glen State Park

Aleurodiscus oakesii
On bark, usually of living trees (especially white oak and ironwood).
Associated with localized bark shedding called smooth patch on white oak.
References: Lair, E.D. 1946. Smooth patch, a disease of oak. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 62(2):212-220.
Tehon, L.R. and W.R. Jacks. 1933. Smooth patch, a bark lesion of white oak. J. Forestry 31:430-433.


Updated 2 June 2017.