Infestations of the western pine shoot borer (Eucosma sonomana Kearfott) in young stands of ponderosa pine (Pinusponderosa Lawson), were surveyed on the Deschutes National Forest. Elevation, slope, aspect, tree height, tree diameter, number of shoots in the terminal whorl, stand density, stand age and plant association for each stand were...
After three-quarters of a century of introduction of 152 conifer and broadleaf species,
no promising candidate exotic was found for the Douglas-fir region. Growth curves
spanning 50 years or longer are figured for many species. Firs, pines, larches, spruces,
hemlocks, and cedars originating in northwestern North America had superior growth...