Studies On Pine Oak And Pine Pine Rust On Jack Pine

Author : James Robert Weir
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364375105
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Observations on the Pathology of the Jack Pine (Classic Reprint) written by James Robert Weir and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Observations on the Pathology of the Jack Pine In swampy areas the jack pine grows in close stands. Here the percentage of infected trees is much greater. The trunks of the 6 to 12 year old jack pines are often covered with swellings stunting the growth of the trees very rapidly (pl. I, fig. Trees so infected never reach maturity and may continue living for an indefinite period in a stunted condition, to be finally blown over by the wind or broken down by the snow. The 1 to 4 year old seedlings are quite often attacked. With these, as is often the case With larger trees which through mechanical injury may become infected at the ground, the gall is formed directly at the base of the main stem. When a seedling is infected there or higher up on the stem, it develops into a deformed growth after the manner of a witches'-broom (pl. I, fig. 2) and never attains a height of more than 2 or 3 feet. The perennial mycelium of the fungus thrives in the cambial layer and in the living parts of the sapwood. Trees with a single infection on the trunk occurring at the age of 4 to 6 years are known to support the living mycelium of the fungus to the advanced age of 70 to 80 years. 'usu ally, however, the excessive production of resin in the infected tissues infiltrates the woody portion of the trunk, and the sap supply is cut off so that death results in a comparatively short time (fig. This is especially true in young seedlings. Peridermium galls are frequently observed a foot or more in diameter. Trees supporting galls of this size had succumbed in every instance to the disease. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.