Christmas tree pests and weeds The pathogen often makes Douglas fir trees unsalable as Christmas trees and affects the Christmas tree farming industry. Douglas firs are also affected by "Phaeocryptopus gaumanni" which causes Swiss needlecast. Red band needle blight is a fungal disease which affects coniferous trees, particularly pine, with a worldwide distribution. The disease is caused by the fungi "Dothistroma septosporum". Since the late 1990s its appearance in the United Kingdom has increased, among the most affected species is Corsican pine and the disease has been a significant problem in Thetford Forest. Though the disease spread rapidly during September 2007 Christmas tree growers remained
County of Fraser Sandy Strait also belong to the County of Fraser, specifically to its southernmost parish, Talboor. Among them are Slain Island, Tooth Island, Roundbush Island, Moonboom Island, Gardner Island, Dream Island, Stewart Island, and the Reef Islands. County of Fraser The County of Fraser is one of 322 counties (a cadastral division) of Queensland, Australia, in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, which consists Fraser Island and some satellite islands off its southwestern coast. It was established on 7 March 1901 under the "Land Act 1897", and borders County of March, which lies mainly on the Queensland mainland, but also includes Big Woody