An avocado trunk infected with avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVD) has bark deeply cracked into rectangular sections, a symptom that is also called 'avocado alligator bark.'

Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVD). Infected trunk with bark deeply cracked into rectangular sections. Avocado alligator bark. Santa Barbara Co.  Credit: David Rosen
An avocado trunk infected with avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVD) has bark deeply cracked into rectangular sections, a symptom that is also called 'avocado alligator bark.' Credit: David Rosen