In the 1970s and 1980s, pine trees growing in various forestry plantations in South Africa’s Western Cape province began to die in patches. These trees succumbed to a mysterious root disease and the ...

Could a fungus found in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve be deadly for Torrey pine trees in La Jolla Shores’ Kellogg Park? Representatives of California State Parks have noticed that trees at ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that’s a key source of food for some grizzly bears and found ...

A tree gets rid of White Pine Needle Disease by shedding all the needles infected by fungi. Before the needles fall, they will turn shades of yellow and brown. Photo by Emma Malinak/VTDigger Drive ...

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 ...

DONE TO PROTECT THESE FORESTS. WHITEBARK PINE FORESTS COVER MORE THAN 80 MILLION ACRES ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. THESE TREES PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR ANIMALS AND HELP TO CONTROL SPRING RUNOFF.

Forest pathologists take a much different view. ‘‘A lot of trees are going to be killed,'' said John Schwandt, national whitebark pine coordinator for the Forest Service. ‘‘A lot of the seeds that ...

Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria Anyone who reads ...

The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study. Also known as blue stain fungus for the stain it ...

Do you have a mature pine tree with bunches of brown needles? It may be suffering from a fungal disease called diplodia tip blight. “Diplodia has become more common due to environmental stress and ...

Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes the ...

CONCORD — White pine trees in New Hampshire have been dropping needles, but that is to be expected after last year’s rainy late spring and summer, according to the N.H. Forest Health Bureau. For the ...