Sweetgum blight and dieback of associated hardwoods on the Beltsville Experimental Forest in Maryland

R. H. Fenton; J. D. Diller

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Sweetgum blight and dieback of associated hardwoods on the Beltsville Experimental Forest in Maryland

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Authors:

R. H. Fenton, J. D. Diller

Year:

1960

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-106. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1-4

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Abstract

In 1948, a dieback of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) was first observed and reported at College Park, Md. Since then, surveys made from Maryland southward have shown that the dieback, now termed sweetgum blight, has increased in both distribution and severity and now occurs throughout much of the species range. No pathogenic organism has been found to be associated with this blight.

Citation

Fenton, R. H.; Diller, J. D. 1960. Sweetgum blight and dieback of associated hardwoods on the Beltsville Experimental Forest in Maryland. Forest Research Note NE-106. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1-4