Sapsuckers and Fomes igniarius var. populinus

Alex L. Shigo; Lawrence Kilham

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Sapsuckers and Fomes igniarius var. populinus

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Alex L. Shigo, Lawrence Kilham

Year:

1968

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-84. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.

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Abstract

In aspen trees infected by Fomes igniarius var. populinus, the thin shell of sound wood enclosing the central column of decayed wood offers an ideal place for sapsuckers to peck out nests.

Citation

Shigo, Alex L.; Kilham, Lawrence. 1968. Sapsuckers and Fomes igniarius var. populinus. Research Note NE-84. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.