Kauri Dieback

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Across
  1. 3. Too tiny to see with the naked eye.
  2. 6. Upper treetop layer that shades the forest floor.
  3. 9. Indigenous protectors or guardians of nature.
  4. 10. Confined or prevented from moving freely.
  5. 12. Held in extremely high regard or admiration.
  6. 13. When foliage turns pale or loses its green pigment.
Down
  1. 1. Hardy fungal eggs that can sleep in dirt for years.
  2. 2. Actions used to block pests and preserve local ecosystems.
  3. 4. Sticky tree sap used to make glue or amber.
  4. 5. Shot up or grew at an incredible speed.
  5. 7. dieback Loss of foliage starting from the very top of a tree.
  6. 8. gum Thick dark fluid weeping from trunk wounds.
  7. 11. A tiny biological agent that causes illness.