High elevation white pines: white pine blister rust

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A major threat to high-elevation white pines and their ecosystems is a nonnative fungus (Cronartium ribicola) that causes the disease white pine blister rust. All of the North American white pines are susceptible to the rust. Species studied show low levels of resistance and high mortality rates in all cases. This web page in the High Elevation White Pines project pages, describes white pine blister rust and its disease cycle and alternate hosts, as well as symptoms on trees that could indicate white pine blister rust, current distribution of the infection, and the history of infection. Links are provided to more detailed information about white pine blister rust, its history, and potential consequences of pine loss in Colorado.

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
[FS] US Forest Service. 2005. High elevation white pines: white pine blister rust. US Forest Service. [accessed 2015 Nov 10]. http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/highelevationwhitepines/Threats/blister-rust-thr....