MP764: Field Manual for Managing Eastern White Pine Health in New England

Authors

William H. Livingston, UMaine
Isabel Munck, USDA Forest Service
Kyle Lombard, NH Division of Forests & Lands
Jennifer Weimer, NH Division of Forests & Lands
Aaron Bergdahl, Maine Forest Service
Laura S. Kenefic, USDA Forest Service
Barbara Schultz, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, & Recreation
Robert S. Seymour, UMaine

Files

Description

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.

Document Type

Miscellaneous Publication

ISSN

1070-1508

Publication Date

6-2019

Publisher

Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

City

Orono

Keywords

white pine weevil, white pine blister rust, caliciopsis canker, white pine bast scale, white pine needle damage, red rot, red-ring rot, white pine silviculture, white pine health

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

Livingston, William H.; Munck, Isabel; Lombard, Kyle; Weimer, Jennifer; Bergdahl, Aaron; Kenefic, Laura S.; Schultz, Barbara; and Seymour, Robert S.. 2019. MP764: Field Manual for Managing Eastern White Pine Health in New England. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Miscellaneous Publications .
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_miscpubs/24