Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine and limber pine are both five-needled trees that are adapted to growing in rocky and windy environments. ... dwarf mistletoe, white pine blister rust and wildfires.

Dwarf mistletoe is a common problem in Colorado forests on ponderosa and lodgepole pine. Douglas fir, pinon and limber pine also are affected to some extent by this same parasite.

Dwarf mistletoe attacks lodgepole, limber, ponderosa, Douglas fir and pinyon pines. ... “Blue Jazz” — a dwarf pinyon pine from the popular Plant Select Program.

Our region’s dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium spp.) is a parasitic cousin of the Christmas plant that grows on ponderosa, lodgepole, limber and pinion pine and Douglas fir instead of hardwood trees.

Pines infected with dwarf mistletoe develop swollen twigs and branches. The swelling is due to the development of roots of the parasitic mistletoe inside the infected twig or branch. The twig must ...

Sixteen species of the leafless dwarf mistletoe infect only trees in the pine family and are mostly found along the West Coast. The American mistletoe, the one used at Christmas in the U.S., ...

In Colorado, the term mistletoe can invoke images of either stolen kisses at Christmastime or parasitic infestations that mar pine trees. So which is it? “The truth is, mistletoe is responsible ...

The Sacramento Ranger District in the Lincoln National Forest will begin removing trees across 11 acres near the Trestle Recreation Area infected with the dwarf mistletoe to prevent it from spreading.

Sixteen species of the leafless dwarf mistletoe infect only trees in the pine family and are mostly found along the West Coast. The American mistletoe, the one used at Christmas in the U.S., ...