Bureau/Division/Agency
Forest Services
Document Type
Text
Exact Creation Date
10-2020
Broad Creation Date
2020
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Forest Health and Monitoring Division; Maine Forest Service; and Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, "Sirococcus Shoot Blight of Red Pine (Sirococcus conigenus)" (2020). Forest Service Documents. 96.
https://digitalmaine.com/for_docs/96
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Description
Infection of red pines by Sirococcus shoot blight has become increasingly common throughout Maine and other New England states over the past decade. Many red pine plantations were established in Maine and northern New England after harvesting spruce and fir stands damaged by the spruce budworm during the 1970’s and 1980’s. These plantations are now showing a high susceptibility to injury and mortality from Sirococcus shoot blight. The disease is also found in native red pine stands.