needle blight

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needle blight - a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall

leaf cast, needle cast

leaf blight - any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant

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Red band needle blight attacks conifers, including our native scots pine.

South Wales Echo letters: Thursday, November 1, 2018; Your letters to the South Wales Echo

28, leaving trees uprooted and increasing the cercospora needle blight fungus.

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? Red band needle blight: a fungus which affects conifers, most commonly pine.

GROWING THREAT FROM DISEASE

Thinning will also help to fight a fungal disease called red band needle blight that has afflicted some trees by increasing airflow between trees.

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An outbreak of Red Band Needle Blight on lodgepole pine is associated with increased summer precipitation that was beyond the range of previously recorded weather patterns.

Tree health likely to suffer due to climate change

Deodar cedar is not a good choice because it often has problems with cedar needle blight during wet and foggy springs.

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Pathogens such as Swiss needle cast and red band needle blight are also taking their toll on trees.

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But it is not just ash trees which are under threat from disease, with ancient oaks at risk of acute oak decline and oak processionary moths, and Scots pine threatened by needle blight. Juniper, beech and sweet chestnut are also affected while invasive non-native pests are another threat to these beautiful species.