Beech Bark Disease Tolerance: An Emerging Concept in American Beech Management

David Houston; William Livingston; Stacy McNulty; Jeanette Allogio; Bethany L. Muñoz Delgado; Lauren Keefe; Laura S. Kenefic

doi:10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-211-paper46

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Beech Bark Disease Tolerance: An Emerging Concept in American Beech Management

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Authors:

David Houston, William Livingston, Stacy McNulty, Jeanette Allogio, Bethany L. Muñoz Delgado, Lauren Keefe, Laura S. Kenefic

Year:

2023

Type:

Proceedings - Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-211-paper46

Source:

In: Kern, Christel C.; Dickinson, Yvette L., eds. Proceedings of the first biennial Northern Hardwood Conference 2021: Bridging science and management for the future. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-211. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 222–225.

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Abstract

Beech bark disease (BBD) affects the health and quality of American beech (Fagus grandifolia). This disease complex, which spread from Nova Scotia in the late 1800s to the Great Lakes region by the early 2000s, is caused by the nonnative beech scale insect Cryptococcus fagisuga and Neonectria fungi. The scale insect feeds on living bark, altering the tissue, and allowing the fungus to enter, establish, and spread. This kills the cambium, resulting in cankers and ultimately causing mortality of many trees.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the first biennial Northern Hardwood Conference 2021: bridging science and management for the future

Citation

Kenefic, Laura S.; Houston, David; Livingston, William; McNulty, Stacy; Allogio, Jeanette; Delgado, Bethany L. Muñoz; Keefe, Lauren. 2023. Beech Bark Disease Tolerance: An Emerging Concept in American Beech Management. In: Kern, Christel C.; Dickinson, Yvette L., eds. Proceedings of the first biennial Northern Hardwood Conference 2021: Bridging science and management for the future. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-211. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 222–225. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-211-paper46.