oak decline
noun1
A disease of uncertain origin affecting mature pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea) trees in Britain.
- More recently, sudden oak death, oak decline, beech wilt, sweet chestnut blight and horse chestnut canker have infested Europe’s forests.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 296:
- Synonyms
- acute oak decline