| imageID: | 10108 |
| Description: | Effects of southwestern dwarf mistletoe on ponderosa pine |
| Keywords: | forest pathology |
| Organisms: | mistletoe |
| Original collection id: | 587 |
| Media: | Safety Negative 4 x 5 |
| Collection: | RMRS Archive Images |
| Quality: | 3 |
| Date(mm/dd/yyyy): | 03/20/1953 |
| Comments: | A. Living witches broom in lower crown of large pole; in all probability, this abnormality will persist after the crown above it has receded. B. Dead witches broom, showing branch malformation caused by an old infection. C. Bole canker, probably the result of dwarf mistletoe entering the trunk through an infected branch after the tree had attained a large size. Trunk infections in small trees are often lethal or result in deformity. The wood included in trunk cankers is pitch-soaked and brashy. |
| Citation: | Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation: USDA Forest Service. 2007. Forest Service Research Image Library. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/imagedb |
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