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Diplodia Tip Blight on Red Pine, Amity, ME

Diplodia pinea in overstory red pine, Amity, Maine.  Photo: Maine Forest ServiceDiplodia pinea on red pine regeneration, Amity, Maine.  Photo: Maine Forest Service

The stand is approximately 45 years old and has only light damage to the lower crowns from the disease (left).  However, the understory regeneration has been heavily infected and serious dieback and some mortality of these younger trees is expected (right).