White Pine Blister Rust
Two destructive organisms often take their toll on white pine in Vermont. One, the white pine weevil wrecks the sawlog potential of white pines by killing the leading shoot: when the side branches compete for dominance, multi-stemmed trees that are aptly called “cabbage pines” result. The white pine weevil does not kill the tree, but it makes such a mess of it that some people wish it did. The cabbage-like specimens seem to grow ever more vigorously. The other organism, white pine blister rust, is a killer.
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