{"id":34,"date":"2013-12-09T20:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T20:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2020-02-01T21:25:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T04:25:36","slug":"disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/?page_id=34","title":{"rendered":"Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diseases often set up forests for attack by insects. They also directly kill trees. The following diseases, parasites and declines are common to the Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n<h2>Armillaria root rot (Armillaria mellea)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/armillaria_cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-138 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/armillaria_cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Affects all western conifers and some hardwoods.<\/li>\n<li>Managing for multiple species, maintaining good tree vigor and minimizing wounding of trees can reduce losses to Armillaria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Black Stain root disease (Leptographium wagneri)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Affects Pi\u00f1on pine and Douglas fir.<\/li>\n<li>Often found in association with pi\u00f1on ips outbreaks.<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining tree vigor helps in control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dwarf Mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dwarf_mistletoe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65\" src=\"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dwarf_mistletoe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Multiple species infect virtually all western pines and Douglas fir.<\/li>\n<li>Can predispose trees to attack by bark beetles.<\/li>\n<li>Pruning\/removal of infected trees can help control.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of smoke and heat from low-intensity fires killing mistletoes exists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fir decline<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fir_decline1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66\" src=\"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fir_decline1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fir_decline2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67\" src=\"http:\/\/shortforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/fir_decline2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Appears to be a composite of root diseases (especially Armillaria), bark beetles, and tree competition.<\/li>\n<li>Affects subalpine fir.<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining good tree vigor though thinning may reduce tree loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sudden Aspen Decline<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Generally affects older trees and clones, but can impact younger clones under stress.<\/li>\n<li>Most likely related to long-term drought and moisture stress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Short Forestry can answer any questions or concerns you may have about tree diseases. Bruce Short has more than 35 years of experience in dealing with forest health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diseases often set up forests for attack by insects. They also directly kill trees. The following diseases, parasites and declines are common to the Rocky Mountains. Armillaria root rot (Armillaria mellea) Affects all western conifers and some hardwoods. Managing for multiple species, maintaining good tree vigor and minimizing wounding of trees can reduce losses to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortforestry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}