"10 per cent of the trees have died and none of those remaining are producing flowers or fruit," explained botanist Rod ...

A recently identified tree species in Queensland has been given the name "zombie" by scientists who say ambitious assistance ...

Researchers say they are in a race against time to save the tree from a deadly fungal disease. In 2010, a bright yellow ...

A newly unveiled mural on Mount Mainstreet is using art as a tool to raise awareness of myrtle rust and the threat it poses to Mauao and Aotearoa’s native taonga species. Commissioned by Tauranga ...

Flowers on a healthy Rhodamnia zombi tree prior to infection by myrtle rust.(Photo credit: The University of Queensland ) A ...