Phytophthora pseudosyringae composed only of cellulose and glucans. Its name derives from Greek "Phytophthora" (), “plant” and (), “destruction”; “the plant-destroyer” and "plurivora" and from Latin ( = many, - = feeding). Phytophthora pseudosyringae Phytophthora pseudosyringae is a semi-papillate homothallic soil-borne plant pathogen causing root and collar rot of deciduous tree species in Europe. It is associated with necrotic fine roots and stem necroses of "Fagus sylvatica" and "Alnus glutinosa", and isolates are moderately aggressive to fine roots of oaks and beech ("Nothofagus"), highly aggressive to holly leaves and apple fruits, and slightly pathogenic to alder bark. It belongs to the class
Fagus sylvatica depends on the location: in forest areas, "F. sylvatica" grows to over , with branches being high up on the trunk. In open locations, it will become much shorter (typically ) and more massive. The leaves are alternate, simple, and entire or with a slightly crenate margin, 5–10 cm long and 3–7 cm broad, with 6–7 veins on each side of the leaf (7–10 veins in "Fagus orientalis"). When crenate, there is one point at each vein tip, never any points between the veins. The buds are long and slender, long and thick, but thicker (to ) where the buds