How important are bole infections in spread of ponderosa pine dwarf mistletoe?

Walter R. Mark; Frank G. Hawksworth

doi:10.1093/jof/72.3.146

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How important are bole infections in spread of ponderosa pine dwarf mistletoe?

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Authors:

Walter R. Mark, Frank G. Hawksworth

Year:

1974

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/72.3.146

Source:

Journal of Forestry. 72(3): 146-147.

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Abstract

The relation between vigor of dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium vaginatum subsp. cryptopodum) bole infections and diameter of ponderosa pine was evaluated in several areas in Colorado. Infections which occur where the bole is over 5 inches in diameter seem to pose little threat to surrounding trees. In this study all such trees were over 7 inches d.b.h.

Keywords

dwarf mistletoe, Arceuthobium vaginatum, bole infections, ponderosa pine

Citation

Mark, Walter R.; Hawksworth, Frank G. 1974. How important are bole infections in spread of ponderosa pine dwarf mistletoe? Journal of Forestry. 72(3): 146-147.