Christmas tree pests and weeds Douglas fir, grand fir, white fir and California red fir on Christmas trees in Santa Clara County. Camellias imported from California to British Columbia in 2003 and early 2004 caused a significant SOD scare in the horticultural and Christmas tree industries. The detection of "P. ramorum" led to plant recalls in Canada, and a series of steps meant to quarantine the disease before it spread. The 2003–2004 SOD scare extended to Washington and Oregon nurseries and farms. Douglas-firs are vulnerable to the two plant pathogens that cause Rhabdocline needlecast, "Rhabdocline pseudotsugae", and "Rhabdocline weirii". "R. weirii" affects only Douglas-fir trees.
Fraser of Strichen Fraser of Strichen The Frasers of Strichen are a branch of the highland Clan Fraser, which assumed the chiefship of the clan in the 19th century. After Archibald Campbell Fraser of Lovat, the third son of Simon "the Fox" Fraser, died without descendants in 1815, the chiefship of Clan Fraser was passed to Thomas Alexander Fraser of Strichen. He was a descendant of the 7th Lord Lovat. In 1854 the title of Lovat was restored, which made him the 12th Lord Lovat. This also entitled him and his descendants to a seat in the House of Lords, but this was