Japanese black pine trees may be visually stunning, but growing them successfully entails knowing know what pests and ...

This tree is susceptible to a number of pests and diseases, including pine wilt nematodes, sawflies, a number of moth species, and fungal diseases. Perhaps the most significant threat to Japanese ...

Even if the tree is not culled ... didn't account for how climate and genetics interact to alter a pine's risk for disease.

Closely related species, and the diseases they cause ... which causes excessive resin to ooze from pine trees and problems with pine seedlings. We first sequenced its genome 10 years ago, and ...

Forestry officials say that 2024 was a better year for statewide Pine tree populations when compared to the weather extremes ...

Efforts are under way to collect seeds from apparently disease-resistant individuals and outplant seedlings. It’s also important to protect the places on the landscape where the tree is managing to ...