Field Manual for Managing Eastern White Pine Health in New England

William H. Livingston; Isabel Munck; Kyle Lombard; Jennifer Weimer; Aaron Bergdahl; Laura S. Kenefic; Barbara Schultz; Robert S. Seymour

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Field Manual for Managing Eastern White Pine Health in New England

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Authors:

William H. Livingston, Isabel Munck, Kyle Lombard, Jennifer Weimer, Aaron Bergdahl, Laura S. Kenefic, Barbara Schultz, Robert S. Seymour

Year:

2019

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

University of Maine, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, Orono, ME. Miscellaneous Publication 764. 20 p.

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Abstract

This manual provides basic information for identifying and evaluating important health problems of eastern white pine in New England. The health problems include: White pine weevil, White pine blister rust, Caliciopsis canker, White pine bast scale, White pine needle damage, Red rot or Red-ring rot. In addition to providing descriptions of symptoms, signs, and risk factors, recommendations for white pine silviculture are described for managing stands for low densities and crop trees.

Citation

Livingston, William H.; Munck, Isabel; Lombard, Kyle; Weimer, Jennifer; Bergdahl, Aaron; Kenefic, Laura S.; Schultz, Barbara; Seymour, Robert S. 2019. Field Manual for Managing Eastern White Pine Health in New England. University of Maine, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, Orono, ME. Miscellaneous Publication 764. 20 p.