Pole-size Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) were inoculated with two fungi (Ophiostoma pseudotsugae (Rumb.) von Arx and Leptographium abietinum (Peck) Wingf.) associated with the Douglas-fir beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins) to evaluate their pathogenicity. Pruning the lowermost 30% of the live crown had no
effect on host tree defenses. Inoculation with...