Thinning and Pruning Ponderosa Pine for the Suppression and Prevention of Elytroderma Needle Disease Poster Session: 260, 3:05 PM on Monday, 7/29/2019, Colorado Convention Center, Hall C, Poster Number: 34
Ely infection Affects tree growth Direct mortality in precommercial- and commercial-sized trees Susceptive to other diseases and bark beetles Ely prevention significant for Commercial tree growing Forest protection Current treatment Crown thinning and pruning Increasing pacing between trees
Study area Darby Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest, Montana Treatments 12: spacing 12 x 12 feet 12P: spacing 12 x 12 feet plus pruning 18: spacing 18 x 18 feet C: control with no thinning or pruning Plots 12 blocks 2 treatments per block Data collection Baseline: 2006 Monitored annually Post-treatment: 2014
Analysis details and results 3:05 PM on Monday, 7/29/2019 Colorado Convention Center, Hall C Poster Session: 260 Poster Number: 34