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Diplodia blight
Sphaeropsis sapinea (Fr.) Dyko & B. Sutton


Taxonomic Rank: Incertae sedis > Incertae sedis > Incertae sedis > Sphaeropsis
Taxonomic Synonym(s):
Diplodia pinea (Desm.) J. Kickx f.
Category: Diseases: Foliage Diseases

139 Records
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1198033 Symptoms Shoot blight symptoms developed a few weeks after a severe hail storm that caused numerous wounds on the branches of these trees.
1198034 Symptoms Red pine on dry sandy sites are susceptible to Diplodia shoot blight infection.
1198035 Symptoms Severe shoot blight symptoms following a hail storm.
1198036 Symptoms Hail-initiated shoot blight in large trees.
1241508 Symptoms Severely infected tree.
1241509 Symptoms Close-up of infected twig.
1241510 Fruiting Bodies Pycnidia on twig.
1241526 Symptoms
1301051 Symptoms Main stem infection of Sphaeropsis sapinea on red pine. Bark has been peeled back to expose dark discoloration of canker face.
1301053 Symptoms Sphaeropsis sapinea branch infections on red pine following a hail storm on a dry site.
1312017 Symptoms Heavily diseased with Diplodia Blight.
1312018 Symptoms Bark was cut away to reveal resinosis and staining in the wood.
1312019 Symptoms Redish-brown needles are current year's infections. Gray needles are from previous year's infections.
1312020 Feature(s) Conidia of Diplodia pinea (Desm.) Kickx, the casual agent of Dipodia blight. From pycnidia on cones.
1361144 Symptoms Tip and shoot dieback
1371050 Symptoms Shoot dieback. Filakovo, Slovakia
1371051 Sign Black spots (pyknidia) on the scales of pine cones. Filakovo, Slovakia
1400009 Symptoms Following tornado damage, Upper Peninsula, Michigan.
1400010 Symptoms Following tornado damage in Upper Peninsula of Michigan. See image 1400011 for cut away view.
1400011 Symptoms Bark cut away from canker (see image 1400010) to show necrosis of cambium due to diplodia blight.
1400012 Symptoms Branch death on red pine due to wounding and diplodia blight, following a tornado.
1406019 Sign stem canker
1406021 Symptoms
1406022 Symptoms
1406023 Symptoms
1406024 Symptoms
1406025 Symptoms top rows sprayed with Benomyl, bottom rows not treated
1406026 Fruiting Bodies
1406085 Symptoms dead trees
1415130 Symptoms Aug. 12, 2002
1415132 Symptoms Aug. 12, 2002
1415137 Sign Pycnidia on cone. Aug. 12, 2002
1415150 Sign Pycnidia on cone scales. Aug. 26, 2002
1415151 Sign Pycnidia on the bark. Aug. 26, 2002
1470125 Fruiting Bodies pycnidia on needles; December 1970
2112097 Sign pycnidia on cone scales
2250072 Symptoms tip dieback on ponderosa pine
3037022 Symptoms Diplodia pinea, red pine Chippewa, asexual stage
5029013 Symptoms Main stem infection causing death of top.
5029014 Symptoms Sphaeropsis sapinea and Diplodia scrobiculata can cause shoot blight in jack pine.
5029015 Symptoms Heavy infection and shoot mortality in larger trees following a hail storm.
5029016 Symptoms Severe shoot blight on a very poor site.
5029017 Sign pycnidia on a needle
5029018 Symptoms Dark discoloration in infected wood of red pine.
5031044 Seedling(s) Heavy mortality in red pine seedlings, caused by spores from infected overstory trees
5031086 Symptoms

Red pine severely affected by Diplodia following a hail storm

5033078 Symptoms

Diplodia shoot blight in red pine on poor site.

5033079 Symptoms
5033080 Symptoms

Diplodia shoot blight on red pine on poor site.

5038035 Symptoms
5040078 Cutting Systems shelterwood modified after Sphaeropsis
5040079 Cutting Systems shelterwood with Sphaeropsis
5040080 Symptoms shelterwood with Sphaeropsis
5041053 Symptoms
5041056 Symptoms branch mortality
5041057 Symptoms cambial staining
5041059 Symptoms canker on main stem
5041060 Symptoms discolored wood
5041065 Symptoms
5041066 Symptoms
5041067 Symptoms
5041068 Symptoms
5041069 Symptoms
5041070 Symptoms
5041071 Symptoms
5041072 Symptoms
5041073 Symptoms seedling mortality in understory
5041074 Symptoms severe infection in large tree
5041078 Symptoms
5041080 Symptoms shoot blight in overstory
5041081 Symptoms shoot blight in overstory
5041082 Symptoms shoot blight in windbreak
5041083 Symptoms
5041084 Seedling(s) shoot blight in understory
5041086 Symptoms shoot blight on overstory branch
5041087 Symptoms
5041088 Symptoms shoot blight on understory tree
5041090 Symptoms
5041095 Symptoms
5041096 Symptoms
5042003 Symptoms top kill
5044021 Symptoms discoloration
5044022 Symptoms
5050086 Sign
5050088 Symptoms

Main stem Diplodia infection on jack pine.

5050090 Symptoms

Shoot blight of red pine caused by Diplodia pinea

5050091 Sign
5050092 Research

Red pine tagged for a study on shoot blight caused by Diplodia pinea

5050093 Research

Setting up research plots for shoot blight caused by Diplodia pinea.

5050094 Symptoms

discoloration

5050095 Symptoms

Red pine stand with red pine regeneration. Such regeneration is at high risk of infection by Diplodia pinea from spores produced in the overstory trees.

5050096 Symptoms
5050097 Symptoms
5050099 Research

Young red pine stand affected by Diplodia shoot blight.

5051001 Sign
5051002 Sign
5051003 Symptoms
5051004 Sign
5051005 Symptoms

Hail wound that became infected with Diplodia pinea.

5051006 Research

Diplodia shoot blight symptoms in young red pine on a poor site. Shane Weber

5051007 Symptoms

Red pine stand with advance regeneration infected with Diplodia shoot blight.

5051008 Research

Diplodia shoot blight in a young red pine plantation on a poor site.

5051009 Symptoms

Shoot blight symptoms in a young red pine stand on a poor site.

5051011 Symptoms

Top dieback caused by Diplodia pinea in red pine. Bark has been removed to show the dark staining in the wood caused by Diplodia.

5051012 Symptoms

Collar rot and mortality in red pine caused by Diplodia.

5051017 Habitat

Red pine stand with extensive advance regeneration. Such stands are susceptible to regeneration mortality caused by Diplodia pinea.

5051018 Symptoms
5051019 Symptoms
5051020 Symptoms
5051021 Symptoms
5051022 Symptoms

Shoot blight symptoms on red pine.

5051025 Research

Setting up Diplodia shoot blight impact plots in a young red pine stand.

5051026 Symptoms

Diplodia shoot blight symptoms in overstory red pine.

5051028 Symptoms

Diplodia shoot blight symptoms in overstory red pine following a hail storm.

5051029 Symptoms

Heavy infection of red pine with Diplodia shoot blight on a poor site.

5051030 Symptoms

Red pine regeneration killed by Diplodia pinea. Infection of advance regeneration occurs from inoculum produced in the overstory.

5051031 Symptoms

Symptoms of Diplodia shoot blight in young red pine.

5051032 Symptoms

Diplodia shoot blight in red pine regeneration.

5051033 Symptoms

Dark staining in wood caused by Diplodia pinea infection.

5051034 Symptoms

Red pine seed tree regeneration cut with good advance red pine regeneration. Such regeneration is at high risk of infection by Diplodia pinea from spores produced in the overstory trees.

5051037 Symptoms

Diplodia shoot blight symptoms in understory red pine. Such regeneration is at high risk of infection by Diplodia pinea from spores produced in the overstory trees.

5051038 Symptoms

Diplodia collar rot in jack pine

5051039 Symptoms

Dark staining in the wood of red pine infected with Diplodia pinea.

5051040 Treatment

Removing tops of red pine in a seed tree or sheltewood cut can eliminate infection of advance regeneration from spores produced in the overstory trees.

5051041 Symptoms

Diplodia shoot blight symptoms in a red pine stand following a hail storm.

5051042 Symptoms

Diplodia shoot blight symptoms in a red pine stand following a hail storm.

5051043 Symptoms

Symptoms of Diplodia shoot blight in young red pine.

5051044 Symptoms

Tip blight caused by Diplodia pinea.

5051046 Symptoms

Dark staining in the wood of red pine infected with Diplodia pinea.

5058038 Twig(s)/Shoot(s) shoot regeneration
5335001 Symptoms
5335002 Symptoms
5335003 Symptoms
5335004 Symptoms

clubbed shoots showing needle stunting and death

5335005 Symptoms

clubbed shoots showing needle stunting and death

5335006 Symptoms
5337084 Fruiting Bodies

microscopic view of cross-section of needle with fungal pycnidia

5337085 Fruiting Bodies

microscopic view of inside of pycnidium

5337086 Asexual Spore

conidia



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