Health of poplars in plantations in the sanitary protection zones of Legnica and Glogow copper mills

The health status of 6−16−year−old poplars (mostly Populus robusta) in the sanitary protection zones around Legnica and Głogów copper mills (SW Poland) is described. The health of the poplars was assessed as a frequency of trees with symptoms of stem canker and occurrence of virus diseases on leaves. Fungi were isolated from 24 samples of canker wood (20×20×20 cm each) in five afforested complexes and then identified on the basis of colony morphology and sporulation on PDA and SNA after 40 days of incubation. Cankers occurred on