Stem-rot damage and the progress of causal fungi in old-aged Japanese larch trees at the foot of Mt. Fuji

Damage caused by stem-rot and the progress of the causal fungi in old-aged Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr.) was investigated at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Stem-rot was found in 75% of 108 trees investigated, and volume of rot was 6% of the total wood volume in the forest investigated. Stem-rot damage was much greater than the damage by butt-rot.Stereum sanguinolentum (Alb. and Schw. ex Fr.) Fr. infected larch trees at the greatest incidence (49.4%). However,Porodaedalea chrysoloma (Fr.) Imaz. caused the most volume loss to the trees.S. sanguinolentum infected larch stems mainly through stem wounds, and decay caused by the fungus progressed 9.75×10² cm³/year on average.P. chrysoloma infected larch stems mainly through dead branches and wounds, and the average rate of decay progress for the fungus was 2.74×10³ cm³/year.     

A Study of Losses in Scots Pine caused by Fomes annosus

Data are presented from unreplicated Scots pine {Pinus sylvestrisL.) sample plots in Thetford Forest which have been differentiallyattacked by Fomes annosus (Fr.) Cooke. Volume production ofseverely infested crops differs markedly from that forecastby management tables. The volume of dead trees may not representthe total loss of volume in these plots as there appears alsoto be a reduction in the growth of the remaining live trees.These observations may have considerable significance in forecastingfuture volume production from stands attacked by F. annosusand also in deciding the optimum time for their replacement.     

The Interaction of Green Spruce Aphid and Fertilizer Applications on the Growth of Sitka Spruce

In an 11-year-old stand of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.]Carr.) application of nitrogen fertilizers, at a rate of 10kgN ha^–1 month^–1, increased mean diameter incrementby 12 per cent, while the further addition of phosphorus, at5 kg ha^–1 month^–1, resulted in a 23 per cent increase.An attack by the green spruce aphid (Elatobium albietinum Walker)occurred during the period of fertilizer addition. The mostseverely affected trees showed a reduction in diameter growthof 50 to 56 per cent but the severity of the attack betweentrees was unrelated to the treatments applied. However, fertilizerapplication did hasten the recovery of diameter growth afterdefoliation.     

Bark Stripping Damage by Red Deer in a Sitka Spruce Forest in Western Scotland: II. Wound Size and Position

Wounds to bark were measured within a few months of being inflictedby red deer in Glenbranter Forest, Argyll. About 8000 treeson 240 permanent plots were monitored; all the wounds occurringover a period of seven years were examined. Wound length varied little between forest stages, averaging12 cm. Wound breadth was greater on older trees, averaging 5cm in Sitka spruce and 6 cm in Norway spruce for the pole andhigh-canopy^* forest stages. A few wounds were large, maximumlengths being 95 and 80 cm in Sitka spruce and Norway sprucerespectively, but less than 20 per cent of the Sitka sprucewounds exceeded 100 cm² in surface area. Seasonal variationin size was modest; wounds were longest in spring (April–June). Often a single tree received two or more wounds during the 3-or6-month-long observation periods. For Sitka spruce there were89 instances of multiple wounding and 142 of single wounding,but these single wounds contributed only 37 per cent of thetotal of 383 wounds observed. The area of trunk wounded wasmore dependent on the size of the largest wound than on woundnumber, multiple wounds often being small. Trunks received most damage between 50 and 100 cm above ground,the lower and upper limits of wounding being 2 and 150 cm. Thepeaking in the incidence of damage with regard to height wasmost marked in pole-stage forest, whereas wounds were spreadmore evenly up the trunks on younger trees. Wound height waslittle affected by season, mean basal heights being 68, 70,74 and 67 cm in winter, spring, summer and autumn. Woundingon the trunk was not correlated with aspect.     

An Analysis of Peridermium Stem Rust of Scots Pine in Thetford Forest in 1984 and 1985

The status of stem rust (Peridermium pini or (Pers.) Lev.) inScots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in the central block of Thetfordforest, East Anglia was determined by means of detailed analysisof freshly felled trees. A total of 935 trees was examined,these comprising c. 100 from each of nine compartments plantedbetween 1922 and 1933. Lesions in all stages of development were found; from thosein their first year of sporulation on young twigs to those whichhad been established for many years on the trunk and main branches.Death of cambium occurred typically on lesions on shoots thatwere more than five years of age. Downward growth of the funguswas estimated to average between 4.7 and 5.6 cm per year, whenbased on the length of sporulating tissue on young twigs, and6.3 cm per year when based on cambial killing in trunk lesions.The average rate of circumferential killing of trunk lesionsaveraged 4.3 crn per year (i.e. 2.2 cm in each direction). Therewas no evidence that wounds provided a significant infectioncourt. A strong association was found between the presence of the ‘purplemould’ (Tuberculina maxima) and an absence of sporulationby the rust fungus. However, there was no evidence for lesioninactivation by T. maxima. Data are presented on the distribution of disease between sitesand between trees. Five per cent of the total sample of treeswere dead and an additional 12 per cent had crown symptoms associatedwith girdling trunk lesions. Among the 775 trees with predominantlyhealthy crowns, it is estimated that 9 per cent would have diedwithin 5 years, 15 per cent within 10 years and 22 per centwithin 20 years. By contrast 66 per cent had no disease at all,probably for genetic reasons. It is concluded that, althoughthe disease situation is serious, there is no requirement fora major change to be made in the felling programme for the pre-warScots pine in Thetford.     

Nutrient Changes in Peaty Gley Soils after Clearfelling of Sitka Spruce Stands

The roots of second-rotation Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis(Bong.) Carr.) planted on peaty gley sites are restricted tothe old litter (LFH) layer and are dependent on its decompositionfor availability of nutrients. A series of these sites of increasingage from felling were sampled to estimate changes in the nutrientcapital of the LFH horizon over time at Kielder Forest, Northumberland.Previous stand histories were reconstructed from stump data.Geographical, climatic, soil and mensurational data suggestedthat the use of a time series was justified. Nutrient capital in the LFH horizon generally declined overa 5 year period after clearfelling from approximately 997, 51and 83 kg ha^–1 to 676, 30 and 31 kg ha^–1 of N, Pand K, respectively. However, N concentration increased overa 5 year period from 11 mg g^–1 to 14 mg g^–1, P concentrationremained constant at about 0.6 mg g^–1, and K concentrationdecreased from 1.0 mg g^–1 to 0.7 mg g^–1. Nutrientconcentrations and contents of the LFH horizon were higher underthe brash (slash) swathes that resulted from the use of organizedfelling techniques than under clear strips devoid of brash. The patterned input of nutrient capital in brash as a resultof organized felling was also determined. Brash containing 219,20 and 71 kg ha^–1 of N, Pand K, respectively, was systematicallydistributed at a rate of 491 ha^–1 over 66 per cent ofthe site after harvesting. The needles and small branch fractionscontained 71 per cent of the N and 80 per cent of the P andK present in the brash.     

Overstorey density influence on the height of Picea abies regeneration in northern Sweden

The study aimed specifically at investigating if canopy opennesswas a better predictor of the height growth of Norway spruce(Picea abies (L.) Karst.) advance regeneration than overstoreybasal area or overstorey standing volume. In 1990, a field experimentwith 3 x 2 factorial design and two replications (blocks) wasestablished in an uneven-aged Norway spruce forest. Plots hada net plot area of 30 x 30 m, each with a 10-m-wide treatedbuffer zone. Three overstorey density levels retained approximately15, 40 and 70 per cent of the pre-harvest overstorey standingvolume and were allotted to the plots. Two types of thinningthat harvested smaller trees or harvested larger trees wererandomly allocated to each pair of overstorey density plots.In mid-June 2000, canopy openness was estimated from hemisphericalphotographs taken at five marked points in the centre of eachof the plots at 0.9 m from ground to the top of the ‘fish-eye’camera lens. Regression results showed that canopy opennesswas a better predictor of height increments of spruce seedlings(0.1< height < 0.5 m), saplings (0.5 height < 2.0m), and small trees (height 2.0 m, diameter at 1.3 m height< 5 cm) than with overstorey basal area (m² ha^–1) oroverstorey standing volume (m³ ha^–1). The height incrementof the spruce advance regeneration was not significantly correlatedto stand basal area or to standing volume. Overstorey basalarea in the net plots was significantly negative (P 0.05) withmean canopy openness estimates, and the r² value was 0.40. Resultsindicated that basal area was not linearly related to canopyopenness as it increased, which might explain the lack of predictivepower of retained basal area on spruce regeneration height indense stands in boreal Sweden.     

Factors influencing tree species diversity and Betula alleghaniensis establishment in silvicultural openings

We examined the short-term effects of group-selection harvestingwith seed tree retention on the diversity, abundance and establishmentof tree seedlings in a northern hardwood forest in the UpperPeninsula of Michigan (49 openings, 20 closed canopy referencesites). Three opening sizes were examined – opening radius0.5 x canopy height (267 ± 62 m², n = 16), 0.75 x canopyheight (642 ± 85 m², n = 17) and 1.0 x canopy height(1192 ± 155 m², n = 16) (canopy height = 22 m). A singleyellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britt.) seed tree was retainedin the centre of each opening. Tree seedling density was significantlyhigher in the largest group-selection opening than at the closedcanopy reference sites (P < 0.05), the main factor for thiswas the increased proportion of yellow birch, red maple (Acerrubrum L.) and other minor species. Nevertheless, yellow birchwas still a minor component of the developing gap cohort, comprising5.9 per cent of the seedlings and 1.1 per cent of the saplings.Within openings, microsite variables, such as per cent coversof bare soil and coarse woody debris, were the best predictorsof yellow birch occurrence and density. Our results suggestthat microsite limitations and competing vegetation may greatlyreduce the efficacy of openings for ensuring the maintenanceof mid-tolerants.     

History of Peridermium Stem Rust of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Thetford Forest, East Anglia

‘Peridermium’ stem rust (Peridermium pini (Pers.)Lev.) has been present in Thetford forest for at least 40 years,but has only become a major problem during the last decade.Survey data are presented which show that there has been a dramaticincrease in the disease in crops of Scots pine between 1964,when with less than one per cent of the trees showed symptoms,and 1979, when the figure was 10 per cent. The disease has apparentlyspread outwards from a central focus in the middle of the forest.In four plots the proportion of trees with visible symptomshas increased in five years from an average of 28 per cent to46 per cent. However, only 1–2 per cent of the trees havedied annually, and it appears that many trees with ‘deadtops’ may survive for long periods. The situation in Thetfordseems to contrast with that in north-east Scotland, where limiteddata suggest there has been no appreciable increase in diseaseincidence during recent years. There are only two records ofthe disease on Corsican pine (P. nigra var. maritima (Ait.)Melville) in Thetford.     

Effect of half-systematic and systematic thinning on the increment of Scots pine and Norway spruce in Finland

Diameter, height and volume increment of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestrisL.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) stands wereinvestigated in long-term thinning experiments in southern Finland.The measurement period was on average 19 years, and thinningsconsisted of five different treatments: (1) unthinned; (2) selectivethinning from below where thinning intensity was determinedaccording to the number of stems; (3) selective thinning frombelow where thinning intensity was determined according to standbasal area; (4) systematic thinning where corridors were openedat regular intervals in the stand; and (5) half-systematic thinningwhere corridors were opened at regular intervals and the remainingstrips thinned from below, i.e. a combination of selective andsystematic thinning. The selective (basal area) thinning ofScots pine resulted in a volume growth reduction of about 12per cent, but in Norway spruce it resulted in no marked reductioncompared with the unthinned plots. In both tree species, volumeincrement in the half-systematic and selective (basal area)thinning differed only slightly from each other. The systematicthinning resulted in the lowest volume increment. In the systematicthinning, the total yield (m³ ha^–1) somewhat decreasedwith increasing corridor width. In half-systematic thinning,on the other hand, the total yield was not clearly related tocorridor width. A corridor accelerated the diameter incrementof the edge trees. The edge effect progressively diminishedwhen moving deeper into the strip and ended at a distance ofabout 3–4 m from the corridor edge. After the thinning,the height increment first decreased, but later on it recovered.The unthinned plots had more dead trees than the other treatments,but there were no significant differences between the othertreatments. It can be concluded that the prevailing thinningmethod in the Nordic countries, i.e. half-systematic thinning,most probably results in no significant growth and yield losses.     

Forest biomass estimated from MODIS and FIA data in the Lake States: MN, WI and MI, USA

This study linked the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometerand USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA)data through empirical models established using high-resolutionLandsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus observations to estimateaboveground biomass (AGB) in three Lake States in the north-centralUSA. While means obtained from larger sample sizes in FIA datasetscan be used as reference numbers over large scales, remote sensing(RS)-based observations have the ability to reflect spatialvariation of properties of interest within a given area. Thus,combining two national on-going datasets may improve our abilityto accurately estimate ecological properties across large scales.Using standard and consistent data sources can reduce uncertaintyand provide more comparable results at both temporal and spatialdimensions. We estimated total forest AGB in the region was1479 T_g (10¹² g, dry weight) in 2001 with mean AGB value of95 mg ha^–1 ranging from 4 to 411 mg ha^–1 (within95 per cent percentiles). Mixed forests featured 66 per centof the total AGB while deciduous and evergreen forests contained32 and 2 per cent of the total AGB, respectively, at 1-km pixelresolution. Spatially, AGB values increased from north-westto south-east in general. The RS-based estimates indicated agreater range in AGB variations than the FIA data. Deciduousforests were more variable (both in absolute and relative terms)than evergreen forests. The standard deviation of AGB for deciduousforests was 137 mg ha^–1, or a coefficient of variationof 92 per cent, that for evergreen forests was 24 mg ha^–1,or a coefficient of variation of 37 per cent.     

Treatment of Severely Checked Sitka Spruce Trees with Injected Nutrients

Matched pairs of nutrient deficient Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis(Bong.) Carr.) of mean height 3.0 m on a drained acid infertiledeep peat were injected in early summer by infusion with anaqueous solution of 40, 20, 66 and 0.2 g l^–1 N, P, K,Mg respectively, pH 7.2 and high conductivity. Three growingseasons later there were no responses in injected trees in treeheight increment, foliage nutrient levels of N, P, K, Ca, needlecolour, needle weight or crown density. Foliage Mg levels wereraised significantly. The injection procedure caused severetissue damage around the Infusion point and 84 per cent of thetrees had stain in stem cross sections 50 cm above the treatmentlocation.     

The effect of heavy or 'free growth' thinning on oak (Quercus petraea and Q. robur)

Free growth is a type of heavy thinning which aims to maximizediameter increment and produce valuable timber on a relativelyshort rotation. An experiment is described which investigatedthe application of free growth to a stand of oak {Quercus petraeaand Q. robur) planted in 1930. At age 58 free growth thinninghad resulted in a mean diameter at breast height of 39.0 cmwith an estimated mean tree volume of 0.98 m³, compared with29.3 cm and 0.52 m³ for equivalent crown thinned trees. Discountedcash flow calculations showed that free growth thinning of oakcould be justified using a 3 per cent discount rate assumingthat the increased intensity of pruning results in a large proportionof veneer quality timber; an independent assessment indicatedthis may be possible. Free growth thinning of oak is not a commonpractice in British broadleaved silviculture probably becauseof the cost of controlling epicormic shoots. It is suggestedthat it may be more appropriate to other species such as ash,sycamore and wild cherry.     

Characteristics of lowland broadleaved woodland being restocked by natural regeneration

A survey of 78 sites in southern England with approved managementplans for restocking by natural regeneration was made duringthe summers of 1993 and 1994. The following features were recorded:species, stocking, canopy cover and seed-bearing potential oftrees present in the overstorey; species and canopy cover ofthe understorey; ground cover; species, browsing damage, numberand heights of tree seedlings. In general, sites were poorlystocked with overstorey trees having an average of 135 stemsha^–1 and a mean canopy cover of 36 per cent. Similarly,the understoreys were poorly developed with an average coverof only 23 per cent. Twenty-nine species of tree were foundin the overstorey, Quercus spp. and Fraxinus excelsior werethe most common. Many of the stems present had poor seed-bearingpotential. Cover of the ground flora often exceeded 75 per cent.Seedlings were present on most sites, with F. excelsior andBetula pendula being most abundant with mean seedling densitiesexceeding 10000 ha^–1. Most seedlings were >20 cm tall,few exceeded 120 cm. About 30 per cent of seedlings were browsed.The results are related to current guidance and the future prospectsfor use of natural regeneration.     

Modelling root rot incidence in Sweden using tree,site and stand variables

Decay and root rot caused by Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.) Bref. s. lato is the most serious disease of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]. Mathematical models of disease development have recently been developed for forestry planning purposes. Functions for predicting the probability of decay were developed from two data sets, one comprising trees and another comprising stumps. From the years 1983–2001, 45,587 Norway spruce trees from the Swedish National Forest Inventory (NFI) were analysed for decay incidence at 1.3 m height and correlation with environmental conditions. The decay frequency increased in all studied regions from the first to the second half of the period for trees with comparable tree and environmental attributes. In a stepwise logistic regression, sets of functions were developed showing significance regarding stand age, site index class, temperature sum, height above sea level, diameter at 1.3 m, soil moisture and texture, proportion of spruce and eastern coordinates. The functions were calibrated and validated with a data set from the Swedish NFI from the years 1993–2002 comprising 7,893 stumps. The calibration of decay incidence at breast height to stump height doubled the decay incidence (R ²=0.85). The developed functions could be used to establish initial conditions for dynamic modelling of disease and in strategic planning.     

Carbon storage and sequestration in the forests of Northern Ireland

The rate of accumulation of carbon in forests and woodlandsin Northern Ireland was estimated using the record of forestplanting since 1900 and a model that calculated the flow ofcarbon from the atmosphere to trees, litter, soil, wood productsand back to the atmosphere. It was assumed that all coniferforests had the carbon accumulation characteristics of Piceasitchensis, and upper and lower estimates of carbon storagewere calculated assuming Yield Class 16 m³ha^–1 a^–1unthinned and Yield Class 14 m³ ha^–1 a^–1 thinned.Broadleaved woodlands were assume to have the carbon accumulationcharacteristics of Fagus sylvatica, Yield Class 6 m³ha^–1a^–1. Northern Ireland currently has about 78 300 ha offorest, 83 per cent of which is coniferous, 77 per cent state-owned,mostly planted since 1945, with peak planting in 1960–1975.In 1990, conifer forests contained 3–4 MtC (trees + litter)and broadleaved wdlands contained about 0.8 MtC (trees + litter+ new forest soil). In 1990, conifer forests were sequestering0.15–0.20 MtC a^–1 and broadleaved woodlands about0.025 MtC a^–1. To maintain these sink sizes, new coniferforests need to be planted at 1500–2000 ha a^–1,and new broadleaved woodland at100–150 ha a^–1 inaddition to full restocking. Current carbon sequestration byNorthern Ireland forests represents around 6.5–8.2 percent of the total for UK forests and is greater per hectar thanin Britain because the average forest age is younger in NorthernIreland     

Fungi in bark peeling wounds of Picea abies in central Sweden

A total of 210 Norway spruce trees with stem wounds resulting from bark peeling by moose (Alces alces) were examined in three 45–50-year-old stands that contained 20-30% of damaged trees. Injured stems were between 8 and 40 cm diameter at breast height (d.b.h.) and showed 1 to 23-year-old wounds. Wounds varied in size from 2 to 4815 cm². The size of injury correlated negatively with the age of the injury (r=-0.24; p=0.004), and positive correlation was established between the age of the injury and d.b.h. of the wounded tree (r=0.50; p=0.0001). Each wound was sampled once using an increment borer and fungi were isolated. Among basidiomycetes, Stereum sanguinolentum was the most common (isolated from 26.7% of the damaged stems). Other common species were Cylindrobasidium evolvens (23.8%), Amylostereum areolatum (5.2%), A. chailletii (0.5%), Heterobasidion annosum (5.2%), Peni-ophorapithya (1.4%), Sistotrema brinkmannii (1.0%). The ascomycete Nectria fuckeliana was the most common among all fungi (present in 35.7% of bark peeling wounds). The frequency of S. sanguinolentum infection correlated positively with the age of the injury (r=0.27; p=0.001) and the opposite relationship was revealed for C. evolvens (r=?0.30; p=0.0001). Furthermore, C. evolvens infection correlated positively with the wound size (r=0.30; p=0.0001) and negatively with the tree d.b.h. (r=?0.20; p=0.004). A positive correlation was found between tree d. b. h. and the occurrence in stems of H. annosum (r=0.23; p=0.001 and N. fuckeliana (r=0.23; p=0.0006). The spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans attacked 14.8% of wounded trees. Presence in stems of N. fuckeliana was associated significantly with the D. micans attack (r=0.190; p =0.006; χ² test: p=0.01). Except for a negative correlation between infections of S. sanguinolentum and H. annosum (r=-0.140; p=0.04), no significant relationship between fungal species was found.     

Canopy Structure and Leaf Area Index in a Mature Scots Pine Forest

The projected leaf area index (LAI) of a mature stand of Scotspine (Pinus sylvestris L.) at Thetford Forest, south-east Englandwas measured by sampling the needle populations on harvestedand wind-thrown trees covering the range of girth sizes. Thevertical distribution of leaf area for individual trees waspolymodal while that for the canopy as a whole was adequatelydescribed by the curve for a normal distribution with the inclusionof a term for positive skewness. The fitted curve defined themidpoint of the canopy at a height of 14.3 m and the standarddeviation of leaf area with respect to height as 13% of thecanopy depth. The fitted curve explained 90 per cent of thevariation and the estimates of the parameters were close tothe measured values. Using previous measurements showing that needle production andfall could be described by linear regression equations, a modelwas developed to predict the annual changes of current and oldneedles in a closed canopy. The maximum LAI at Thetford was2.73 on 12th August of which 36 per cent was new (current) needles.Leaf area index varied by only 7 per cent between November toMay inclusive; higher values occurred between June and Octoberat times of potentially high photosynthetic and transpirationrates. The leaf characteristics of the stand were similar to thoseof a stand of Scots pine of similar age at Roseisle in north-eastScotland.     

Changes in Amount and Distribution of Stem Growth in Pole-Stage Corsican Pine Following Application of Nitrogen Fertilizer

Ring-width measurements on trees felled in a nitrogen-deficientpole-stage crop of Corsican pine on the sand dunes of Culbinforest (Morayshire) showed that, in addition to a growth checkascribed to the low nitrogen content of the soil, there wasevidence for decreasing site quality, tree growth decliningprogressively with time. This feature is ascribed to the continuingimmobilization of the limited nitrogen capital in the newlydeveloping mor humus layer. Ammonium sulphate, at rates equivalentto 84, 168, 336, and 504 kg elemental nitrogen ha^–1, wasapplied to this crop when it was 36 years old, and the treatmentsrepeated for a further 2 years. Nitrogen levels in the foliagerose from 0.9 per cent to as high as 20 per cent in the firstyear, increasing to 2.6 per cent after the third year of application.Response in terms of basal area appeared in the year after firstapplication but was not accompanied by any changes in the patternof growth throughout the season, nor was there a significanteffect of tree size on the proportional change in relative basalarea growth induced by the fertilizer, except for a slightlyreduced response by the smallest trees to the lower rates ofapplication. A similar low response by the smallest trees wasfound for height, but, in addition, height growth after treatmentwas greatest for the middle-sized trees, despite the fact thatthese had been growing significantly more slowly than the largesttrees prior to application of the fertilizer. Form factor remainedunaltered by the treatments but taper changed slightly. Heightand basal area showed very different response patterns to thetreatments. Thus, whereas maximum height growth occurred atthe 168 kg N ha^–1 treatment rate (2.41 m over 7 years,1.4 times the control growth) maximum basal area growth occurredat the 504 kg N ha^–1 rate, the highest rate used (13.0m² ha^–1 over seven years, 2.4 times the control growth);volume growth was maximum at the 336 kg N ha^–1 rate (126m³ ha^–1 over 7 years, 2.6 times the control growth). Whenrelated to levels of foliar nitrogen in the previous year, annualheight growth was maximum at 1.6 per cent with maximum basalarea growth occurring nearer 2.2 per cent. It is estimated thatvolume growth would be maximised at just over 20 per cent nitrogen.     

Fomes annosus (Fr.) Cke. und andere Stammfäulepilze in einem Douglasienbestand,Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco1

Fomes annosus (Fr.) Cke. and other decay fungi in a Douglas fir stand, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco. 40% of the trees in a 40 years old Pseudotsuga menziesii stand showed butt rot. 85 trees were analysed for decay fungi. Fomes annosus, the most frequent fungus, also invaded the sap wood. Factors of the soil favourable to the rot and the possibility of transmission of the most frequent decay fungus, Fomes annosus, from (a) neighbouring spruce stands, (b) from the roots of Scots pine from the previous crop arc discussed. Caniophora puteana was isolated from about 10% of the butt rots. The importance of Calocera viscosa which grew out of the central decay of twelve trees as a decay fungus is still under investigation.