Occurrence of Gum Spots in Black Cherry After Partial Harvest Cutting

Download or read book Occurrence of Gum Spots in Black Cherry After Partial Harvest Cutting written by Charles O. Rexrode and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S2Bark beetles, primarily the peach bark beetle, Phlosotribus liminoris (Harris), are the major cause of gum spots in sawtimber-size black cherry, Prunus serotina Ehrh. Approximately 90 percent of all gum spots in the bole sections are caused by bark beetles. Gum spots were studied in 95 black cherry trees near Parsons, West Virginia. Over 50 percent of the bark beetle-caused gum spots occurred during the first 2 years following partial harvest cuts. Cambium miners, Phytobia pruni (Gross), peach tree borers, Synanthedon pictipes (Grote and Robinson) and S. exidiosa (Say) caused little degrade in the quality zone of veneer logs or in factory grade 1 and 2 sawlogs. S3.