PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Forestry Commission has issued an alert for a disease affecting loblolly pine trees. The Brown Spot Needle Blight causes needle discoloration and needle drop.

Historically, needle blight in mature longleaf pine stands was controlled with prescribed fire, and this winter, team partners will conduct controlled burns in loblolly stands to test this potential ...

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Blazier said that representatives from across the U.S. are gathering at a multi-state meeting in Alabama next month to discuss research efforts on brown spot needle blight in loblolly pine trees.

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Pine needle blight is becoming more prevalent, not only in the Pine Belt, but across the greater Southeastern United States. Experts believe the blight is a type of ...

The loblolly pine is a trademark feature of south Arkansas' landscape, but something is attacking and, in some cases, even killing Arkansas' state tree.

Alabama's forestry industry, the state's largest, faces a new threat from brown spot needle blight, a fungal disease affecting loblolly pine trees. The disease, exacerbated by recent mild, wet ...

Character names: The conifer has other nicknames that, like loblolly, are fitting: "rosemary pine" (for its needles’ fresh scent) and "old field pine" (for its self-seeding in abandoned fields).

Shoppers may find two types of pine needles for mulch to choose from: Long-needle pine straw comes from the longleaf pine tree, and its needles are 12 to 18 inches long. Short-needle straw, which is 4 ...

Blazier said that representatives from across the U.S. are gathering at a multi-state meeting in Alabama next month to discuss research efforts on brown spot needle blight in loblolly pine trees.