Also canker mycotic, from the latin cancer, crab. Fungal disease of some trees that blocks the passage of the SAP, causing the death of those areas of the tree in a process similar to the Dutch elm disease of Elm. The cause of this lock is the Ascomycete Cryphonectria parasitica, which can penetrate wounds, such as the pruning of. It must be disinfected tool with alcohol of 70 degrees!
