Identification of ' Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae' (16Sr XII-E) infecting Corylus avellana (hazel) in the United Kingdom

In October 2014 a stand of coppiced Corylus avellana (hazel) growing in Surrey (UK) was found exhibiting symptoms of yellowing of leaves, dieback around the leaf margin, a lack of density of the tree canopy and proliferation of small thin …