Michael E. Ostry, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Randall Morin, Kurt W. Gottschalk, Michael E. Ostry, Andrew M. Liebhold. 2018. Regional patterns of declining butternut (Juglans cinerea L.) suggest site characteristics for restoration
• Nicholas R. LaBonte, Michael E. Ostry, Amy Ross-Davis, Keith Woeste. 2015. Estimating heritability of disease resistance and factors that contribute to long-term survival in butternut (Juglans cinerea L.)
• Amanda Parks, Michael Jenkins, Michael E. Ostry, Peng Zhao, Keith Woeste. 2014. Biotic and abiotic factors affecting the genetic structure and diversity of butternut in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA
• Linda Haugen, Michael E. Ostry. 2013. Long-term impact of shoot blight disease on red pine saplings
• Amanda M. Parks, Michael A. Jenkins, Keith Woeste, Michael E. Ostry. 2013. Conservation status of a threatened tree species: establishing a baseline for restoration of Juglans cinerea L
• Michael E. Ostry. 2013. Hypoxylon canker
• Michael E. Ostry, Melanie J. Moore. 2013. Inhibition of Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum by Juglans species bark extracts
• Margaret M. Miller-Weeks, Michael E. Ostry. 2012. Northeast forest diseases
• Jim McKenna, Keith Woeste, Michael E. Ostry. 2012. Breeding resistance to butternut canker disease
• Michael E. Ostry, Melanie J. Moore, Christel C. Kern, Robert C. Venette, Brian J. J. Palik. 2012. Multiple diseases impact survival of pine species planted in red spine stands harvested in spatially variable retention patterns
• Brian J. J. Palik, Michael E. Ostry, Robert C. Venette, Ebrahim Abdela. 2012. Tree regeneration in black ash (Fraxinus nigra) stands exhibiting crown dieback in Minnesota
• Brian J. J. Palik, Michael E. Ostry, Robert C. Venette, Kathleen T. Ward. 2012. Assessment of Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) Decline in Minnesota. Chapter 12
• Michael E. Ostry, Neil A. Anderson, Joseph O'Brien. 2011. Field guide to common macrofungi in eastern forests and their ecosystem functions
• Brian J. J. Palik, Michael E. Ostry, Robert C. Venette, Ebrahim Abdela. 2011. Fraxinus nigra (black ash) dieback in Minnesota: Regional variation and potential contributing factors
• Michael E. Ostry, Robert C. Venette, Jennifer Juzwik. 2011. Decline as a disease category: Is it helpful?
• Jim McKenna, Michael E. Ostry, Keith Woeste. 2011. Screening butternut and butternut hybrids for resistance to butternut canker
• Michael E. Ostry, G. Laflamme, Steven Katovich. 2010. Silvicultural approaches for management of eastern white pine to minimize impacts of damaging agents
• Lenny Farlee, Keith Woeste, Michael E. Ostry, Jim McKenna, Sally Weeks. 2010. Identification of butternuts and butternut hybrids
• Lenny Farlee, Keith Woeste, Michael E. Ostry, Jim McKenna, Sally Weeks. 2010. Conservation and management of butternut trees
• Michael E. Ostry, G. Laflamme. 2009. Fungi and diseases - natural components of healthy forests
• Kathleen T. Ward, Michael E. Ostry, Robert C. Venette, Brian J. J. Palik, Mark H. Hansen, Mark A. Hatfield. 2009. Assessment of black ash (Fraxinus nigra) decline in Minnesota
• Keith Woeste, Lenny Farlee, Michael E. Ostry, Jim McKenna, Sally Weeks. 2009. A forest manager's guide to butternut
• Amy Ross-Davis, Zhonglian Huang, Jim McKenna, Michael E. Ostry, Keith Woeste. 2008. Morphological and molecular methods to identify butternut (Juglans cinerea) and butternut hybrids: relevance to butternut conservation
• Michael E. Ostry, M. Moore. 2008. Response of butternut selections to inoculation with Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum
• Robert C. Venette, Michael E. Ostry, Kathleen M. Ward. 2008. Regional site-selection models for hybrid poplars
• Michael E. Ostry, Melanie J. Moore. 2007. Natural and experimental host range of Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum
• Lynne M. Westphal, Michael E. Ostry. 2006. Decisions at the water's edge: sustaining riparian landscapes in the midwest
• Daniel W. Gilmore, Jennifer D. Glenn, Michael E. Ostry, John Zasada, Michael A. Benedict. 2006. Commercial thinning in small-diameter aspen stands in northern Minnesota: study establishment report
• Tina Seeland, Michael E. Ostry, Robert C. Venette, Jennifer Juzwik. 2006. An annotated bibliography of invasive tree pathogens Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum, Phytophthora alni, and Phytophthora quercina and a regulatory policy and management practices for invasive species
• Kathleen T. Ward, Michael E. Ostry. 2005. Variation in Septoria musiva and Implications for Disease Resistance Screening
• Charles H. Michler, Paula M. M. Pijut, D.F. Jacobs, R. Meilan, Keith Woeste, Michael E. Ostry. 2005. Improving disease resistance of butternut (Juglans cinerea), a threatened fine hardwood: a case of single-tree selection through genetic improvement and deployment
• Risto Kasanen, Jarkko Hantula, Michael E. Ostry, Jean Pinon, Timo Kurkela. 2004. North American populations of Entoleuca mammata are genetically more variable than populations in Europe
• Michael E. Ostry, Keith Woeste. 2004. Spread of butternut canker in North America, host range, evidence of resistance within butternut populations and conservation genetics
• Manfred Mielke, Michael E. Ostry. 2004. Diseases of intensively managed eastern black walnut
• Michael E. Ostry, N.A. Anderson, David J. Rugg, Kathleen T. Ward. 2004. Long-term response of precommercially thinned aspen clones to Hypoxylon canker.
• J.W."Jerry" Van Sambeek, Michael E. Ostry, James J. Zaczek. 2003. Survival and growth of deep-planted, in-leaf grafts in a germplasm repository of canker-resistant butternut
• Michael E. Ostry, B. Ellingson, D. Seekins, W. Ruckheim. 2003. The need for silvicultural practices and collection of butternut germplasm for species conservation
• Thomas Nicholls, Michael E. Ostry. 2003. Dead Trees Bring Life to Forest Critters
• Laszlo Gyenis, Neil A. Anderson, Michael E. Ostry. 2003. Biological Control of Septoria Leaf Spot Disease of Hybrid Poplar in the Field
• Michael E. Ostry, Kathleen T. Ward. 2003. Field performance of Populus expressing somaclonal variation in resistance to Septoria musiva
• Michael E. Ostry, Melanie J. Moore, S.A.N. Worrall. 2003. Butternut (Juglans cinerea) annotated bibliography.
• Jason A. Smith, R. A. Blanchette, Michael E. Ostry, N. A. Anderson. 2002. Etiology of bronze leaf disease of Populus
• Daniel A. Netzer, D.N. Tolsted, Michael E. Ostry, J. G. Isebrands, Don Riemenschneider, Kathleen T. Ward. 2002. Growth, yield, and disease resistance of 7- to 12-year-old poplar clones in the north central United States.
• Michael E. Ostry, Paula M. M. Pijut. 2000. Butternut: An Underused Resource in North America
• Michael E. Ostry. 2000. Restoring of white pine in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
• Michael E. Ostry. 2000. Progress in developing disease control strategies for hybrid poplars
• Glenn R. Furnier, Allison M. Stoiz, Raka M. Mustaphi, Michael E. Ostry. 1999. Genetic evidence that butternut canker was recently introduced into North America
• S. A. Enebak, Michael E. Ostry, N. A. Anderson. 1999. Inoculation methods for Populus tremuloides resistant to Hypoxylon canker
• B. Bucciarelli, Michael E. Ostry, R. G. Fulcher, N. A. Anderson, C. P. Vance. 1999. Histochemical and microspectrophotometric analyses of early wound responses of resistant and susceptible Populus tremuloides inoculated with Entoleuca mammata (=Hypoxylon mammatum)
• Alan C. Jones, Michael E. Ostry. 1998. Estimating white trunk rot in aspen stands
• Michael E. Ostry, Neil A. Anderson. 1998. Interactions of insects, woodpeckers, and hypoxylon canker on aspen.
• Melanie J. Barker, Paula M. M. Pijut, Michael E. Ostry, David R. Houston. 1997. Micropropagation of juvenile and mature american beech
• Michael E. Ostry, Ronald L. Hackett, Charles H. Michler, R. Serres, B. McCown. 1994. Influence of regeneration method and tissue source on the frequency of somatic variation in Populus to infection by Septoria musiva
• Richard B. Hall, Edward A. Hansen, Michael E. Ostry, Wendell D. Johnson, David N. Tolsted, Daniel A. Netzer, William E. Berguson. 1994. Field performance of Populus in short-rotation intensive culture plantations in the north-central U.S.
• Michael E. Ostry, Manfred Mielke, D.D. Skilling. 1994. Butternut--Strategies for managing a threatened tree.
• Michael E. Ostry, Paula M. M. Pijut, D.D. Skilling. 1991. Screening larch in vitro for resistance to Mycosphaerella laricina
• David H. Alban, Donald A. Perala, Martin F. Jurgensen, Michael E. Ostry, John Probst. 1991. Aspen ecosystem properties in the Upper Great Lakes.
• Michael E. Ostry, Kathleen T. Ward. 1991. Bibliography of Populus cell and tissue culture.
• Michael E. Ostry, T.H. Nicholls, D.D. Skilling. 1990. Biology and control of Sirococcus shoot blight on red pine,
• Michael E. Ostry, Louis F. Wilson, Harold S. Jr. McNabb. 1989. Impact and control of Septoria musiva on hybrid poplars.
• Michael E. Ostry, D. D. Skilling. 1987. Somaclonal variation in hybrid poplars for resistance to Septoria leaf spot
• Michael E. Ostry, Harold S. Jr. McNabb. 1986. Populus species and hybrid clones resistant to Melampsora, Marssonina, and Septoria.
• Robert W. Stack, Michael E. Ostry, Larry J. Littlefield. 1984. A Convenient Holder for Mailing and Storing Leaf Specimens
• Michael E. Ostry, H. S. McNabb. 1983. Diseases of intensively cultured hybrid poplars: a summary of recent research in the north central region
• Michael E. Ostry, Thomas H. Nicholls, D.W. French. 1983. Animal vectors of eastern dwarf mistletoe of black spruce.
• Edward Hansen, Lincoln Moore, Daniel A. Netzer, Michael E. Ostry, Howard Phipps, Jaroslav Zavitkovski. 1983. Establishing intensively cultured hybrid poplar plantations for fuel and fiber.
• Michael E. Ostry, Thomas H. Nicholls. 1982. A Technique for Trapping Fungal Spores
• Thomas H. Nichols, Michael E. Ostry, Mark R. Fuller. 1981. Marking Ground Targets With Radio Transmitters Dropped From Aircraft
• Neil A. Anderson, Michael E. Ostry, Gerald W. Anderson. 1976. Hypoxylon Canker of Aspen Associated With Saperda inornata Galls

• University of Minnesota, Ph.D., Forestry
• University of Minnesota, M.S., Plant Pathology
• University of Minnesota, B.S., Forestry