2016. Foxtail pine (P. balfouriana) and western white pine (P. monticola, far left, light green row) blister rust disease resistance test. Sow year 2014. Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Foxtail pine (P. balfouriana) and western white pine (P. monticola, far left, light green row) blister rust disease resistance test. Sow year 2014. Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, Oregon.

 

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All nine species of white pines native to the U.S. have been tested at Dorena GRC and foxtail pine appears to have the highest susceptibility (additional tests are of foxtail are underway)

 

Photo by: Richard Sniezko

Date: November 7, 2016

 

Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.

Source: Richard Sniezko collection; Cottage Grove, Oregon.

 

For more about the Dorena Genetic Resource Center 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

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