2004. Port Orford cedar interpretive sign. City of Myrtle Point Tree Trail. Myrtle Point, Oregon.
Sign reads: "City of Myrtle Point Tree Trail. Tree number one, the tree identified in the Myrtle Point Tree Trail Guide, died in 2001 from Port-Orford-cedar root disease (caused by Phytophthora lateralis). The pathogen kills roots of the host and girdles the main stem preventing the tree from obtaining water and nutrients from the soil and eventually causing the tree's death. The tree that was originally located here was removed in the fall of 2001. Forest scientists have identified some Port-Orford-cedar that show evidence of natural resistance to the root disease. A resistant seedling, provided by the U.S. Forest Service, is planted in the nearby container. It will later be planted on public property within the City of Myrtle Point." Myrtle Point, Oregon.
Photo by: Richard Sniezko
Date: May 6, 2004
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: DRGC digital photo collection; courtesy Richard Sniezko, Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Dorena Genetic Resource Center (DGRC) is the USDA Forest Service's regional service center for genetics in the Pacific Northwest Region. Dorena houses disease resistance breeding programs for five-needled pines and Port-Orford-cedar, a native plant development program, and the National Tree Climbing Program. For additional photos of the DGRC program, see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
2004. Port Orford cedar interpretive sign. City of Myrtle Point Tree Trail. Myrtle Point, Oregon.
Sign reads: "City of Myrtle Point Tree Trail. Tree number one, the tree identified in the Myrtle Point Tree Trail Guide, died in 2001 from Port-Orford-cedar root disease (caused by Phytophthora lateralis). The pathogen kills roots of the host and girdles the main stem preventing the tree from obtaining water and nutrients from the soil and eventually causing the tree's death. The tree that was originally located here was removed in the fall of 2001. Forest scientists have identified some Port-Orford-cedar that show evidence of natural resistance to the root disease. A resistant seedling, provided by the U.S. Forest Service, is planted in the nearby container. It will later be planted on public property within the City of Myrtle Point." Myrtle Point, Oregon.
Photo by: Richard Sniezko
Date: May 6, 2004
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: DRGC digital photo collection; courtesy Richard Sniezko, Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Dorena Genetic Resource Center (DGRC) is the USDA Forest Service's regional service center for genetics in the Pacific Northwest Region. Dorena houses disease resistance breeding programs for five-needled pines and Port-Orford-cedar, a native plant development program, and the National Tree Climbing Program. For additional photos of the DGRC program, see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth