EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A local Boy Scout troop sold Christmas wreaths found to be infected with the fungus that causes the destructive boxwood blight.
The shipment of wreaths -- from North Carolina -- was sent to Boy Scout Troop 399 who have sold them at their Christmas tree lot at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2701 W. Franklin St.
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Photo: University of Illinois Plant Clinic
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