The University of California's Geospatial Imaging & Informatics Facility (GIIF), along with the California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF), has developed the OakMapper Tree Submittal as a tool to assist in the monitoring of Sudden Oak Death (SOD).

It is part of a large effort to document the distribution of Sudden Oak Death. Please note, however, that trees submitted to this website represent symptoms of and potential distribution of SOD, and should not be assumed to be laboratory confirmations of SOD.

In addition to submitting to the Tree Submittal, please contact your county's Cooperative Extension contact and/or Agricultural Commissioner's Office to notify them about your symptomatic tree. For contact information, please see the County Contacts page.

For a printer-friendly PDF version of this form to print out to take with you to record symptoms, please download the OakMapper Tree Submittal

Tree Identification:

Enter information for a single specimen. Select the tree that most closely resembles the affected tree.

Note: Click on photo to view the CalFlora ID Key. For species other than those shown on the right, enter in the text box below.

Other Species:

Coast Live Oak Tanoak Black Oak
Personal
Information:

Please select the option below which best describes your background in arboricultural, forestry or pest management sciences. 		None
Limited
Hobbiest
Academic but not professional
Professional
Other
      
Environmental
Setting: 

Please select a description which most closely matches the environmental setting of the specimen. 		Residential area - landscaped
      (scattered shade trees, watered lawn, or garden)
Residential area - natural setting
      (not watered or landscaped, native or naturalized plants)
Street trees
Natural setting right of way trees
      (not watered or landscaped, native or naturalized plants)
Landscaped park setting
      (scattered shade trees, watered lawn, or garden)
Natural oak woodland setting
      (Live Oak, Valley Oak, Bay, Black Oak)
Natural forest setting
      (e.g., Redwood, Douglas-fir, or Tanoak composition)
Other/Additional
      (please provide brief description below):
      
Symptoms: 

These images illustrate the symptoms that are typically caused by the pathogen affecting the oak and tanoak trees. Please compare these images carefully with symptoms you have observed, then check the corresponding check boxes below to provide descriptive information on the specimen.

Note: Click on the thumbnails to view larger version of Photo and written description.
Seeping Bark discoloration Crown discoloration
(except deciduous)
Numerous brown
(dead) leaves 		Shoot die-back Fungus (Hypoxylon)
Beetle frass
("saw dust") 		Beetle bore holes
Tree Location: 

Enter the street address OR the XY location of the tree (see example below).

Note: All street addresses and emails are kept completely confidential.

Street Address (preferred)

Complete Street Address or nearest intersection:
Example: 2011 Francisco St. or Francisco St. & Park Ave.

City Name:
Example: Berkeley

Zip Code:
Example: 94709

County:
Example: Alameda


XY Coordinates (optional if address is entered above)

If entering an XY location, use either State Plan or latitude/longitude coordinates.
Examples of both types of acceptable projections:

CA STATE PLANE include the zone, and please use Datum = NAD83, and units = meters:
X coordinate --> 5973541.75
Y coordinate --> 2238728.00

LATITUDE / LONGITUDE:
Latitude --> 38-22-15
Longitude --> -122-30-29

X-Coordinate:
Example: 5983541.75 (State Plane), or -122-30-29 (Longitude)

Y-Coordinate:
Example: 2238728.00 (State Plane), or 38-22-15 (Latitude)

California State Plane Zone:
Example: III (for a listing of zones by county, go here)


Please enter your e-mail for possible follow-up and mailing of submission receipt (Mailing and e-mail addresses are kept completely confidential):

E-mail Address:
 Example: johndoe@hotmail.com

 

Please note that by submitting this information, you agree to let us map your site on our Sudden Oak Death distribution map and browser as a point within 1 mile of the site. Your address will NOT be released to the public, and will only be used for general locating the symptomatic tree.

Thank you very much for your submittal!


 

In addition, please contact your county's Cooperative Extension contact and/or
Agricultural Commissioner's Office to notify them about your symptomatic tree.

For contact information, please see the County Contacts page.

 

You are person # to access the OakMapper Tree Submittal since we began counting on February 15, 2002.

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For questions, comments or problems concerning this web site, please contact Karin Tuxen at: karin@nature.berkeley.edu