However the mushrooms still flourish after the tree dies. Rarely the basidiospores from the mushroom can infect, however most disease is spread through rhizomorphs and root to root. In orchards, removal of affected trees and fumigation of soil where the tree was. Also remove dead stumps. Fungicides don't work.
Trees rely on fungi to live and grow.
Ectomycorrhize are found on forest trees. These include many types of mushrooms and puffballs whose spores are wind disseminated. Wood Rots Basidiomycetes also cause wood rots. These cause huge losses to forests and to timber nurseries. Heartwood rots - central wood of living trees.