What is Chondrostereum Purpureum?

About Chondrostereum Purpureum:

• It is a plant fungus that causes silver leaf disease in plants, particularly those in the rose family.
• It is commonly found in temperate regions of the northern and southern hemispheres.
• It attacks most species of the rose family Rosaceae, particularly the genus Prunus.
• It is often found on old stumps and dead wood, but can also be a serious parasite of living trees.
• The disease is progressive and often fatal.
• It is spread by airborne spores landing on freshly exposed sapwood.