UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 1112 
| Washington, D.C. 5 December 21, 1922 
THE WESTERN” 
YELLOW PINE MISTLETOE 
EFFECT ON GROWTH AND 
SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTROL 
By 
CLARENCE F. KORSTIAN, Forest Examiner, Appalachian Forest 
Experiment Station, Forest Service, and W. H. LONG, Forest Pathologist, 
Office of Investigations in Forest Pathology, Bureau of Plant Industry 
CONTENTS 
Introduction . m 
Physical and Climatic Features of the ote E 
The Western Yellow Pine Mistletoe i 
Effect of Mistletoe on Growth of Host 
Effect on Longevity of Host 4 
Effect of Mistletoe on Merchantability of Timber 
Effect of Mistletoe on Seed Production of Host . 
Silvicultural Aspect of Mistletoe Infection 
Control of Mistietoe it CAE ape 
Summary . 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1922 
