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Cyprex: A Superior Control for Shothole Disease of Chokecherry

The shothole disease of chokecherry seedlings has seriously threatened nursery stock in past years. Chokecherry was used extensively in shelterbelt plantings of 1936 to 1942, and on the basis of its performance is considered to be an adaptable, desirable plant for providing a low, dense component of windbreaks. In Nebraska the chokecherry is increasing in importance as a source of wildlife food, and serves a minor role in ornamental plantings. Under conditions favorable to disease development, outbreaks of the shothole disease, caused by the ascomycetous fungus, Coccomyces lutescens, have severely reduced the marketability of nursery seedlings, in some places resulting in total loss of first-year plantings.


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Author(s): R. E. Inman, J. L. Weihing

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 37 (1959)