Brown: Why the white pine matters in Minnesota

Minnesota’s official state tree might be the red pine, but you should really meet its older sibling, the white pine. The ...
OPB

What restoration efforts look like for the declining whitebark pine tree

About 100 seedlings of the whitebark pine tree were planted in Central Oregon early last month. The goal is to help increase their population as it has declined due to fungal disease, bark beetles and ...
WSFA

Alabama pine trees infected by fungal disease

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Pine forests are important to the environment. But recently, outside factors plague the health of pine trees in Alabama. Last year, southern pine beetles devastated ...
Concord Monitor

State: Don’t worry about the pine trees shedding needles

White pine trees in New Hampshire have been dropping needles this spring but the state Forest Health Bureau says not to be concerned: It’s the result of last year’s rainy late spring and summer and ...
ucdavis.edu

Fungi that Causes Pine Ghost Canker Detected in S. California Trees

This tree is infected with the fungal pathogen that causes Pine Ghost Canker, which can be fatal for trees. (Akif Eskalen, UC Davis) Fungal pathogens that cause die-back in grape, avocado, citrus, nut ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

State pine trees’ affliction prompts a search for culprits

Forestry experts have released an interim report that identifies a mix of factors they believe contributed to concerns regarding the health of thousands of acres of pine trees in southeastern Arkansas ...
Daily Inter Lake

Hail storm leaves ‘sores and cankers’ on pine trees around Bigfork

A hailstorm that caused widespread damage across the Flathead in July is to blame for an infection in some pine trees, according to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Red ...