Scientists race against time to bring the “zombie tree” back to life.
The case of Rhodamnia rubescens is both fascinating and worrying: the tree is alive, but the systematic attack of myrtle rust on its young shoots is preventing it from flowering and reproducing.
Discover the answer by Thierry Gauquelin to the question “How can we explain this “living dead” stage for a forest species, and is this “category X” phenomenon (imminent extinction without natural resistance) a warning signal for other species throughout the world?”
