120 RICHARD SCHMITT 



It is heavily damaged by game animals, by the honey fungus, and by 

 the white pine blister rust. 



The European area of P. strobus may be estimated to 6,400 ha, most 

 of it in West Germany with a center in Hesse, middle Germany, and in 

 Austria. Moreover it is found in mixed forests of more than 20,000 ha. 

 In the last decades the establishment of new stands of this valuable tree 

 was curtailed because of the threat of blister rust. 



The introduction of the eastern white pine to higher mountains of 

 more than 600 m above sea level has been a failure; there the tree 

 shows poor growth and is heavily damaged by ice breakage. 



Introductions of other white pines are negligible. P. griffithii 

 is not hardy enough in northern and central Europe, but perhaps will 

 grow in warmer parts. P. monticola proved to be as slow growing as P. 

 peuce 3 under average European conditions. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



For providing valuable information on distribution, performance, and 

 size of eastern white pine stands in Europe, I am indebted to Dr. H. Bryndum, 

 Denmark; Dr. 0. Dittmar, Germany, Dir. B. Fassi, Italy; Doz. M. Holubcik, 

 Czechoslovakia; Dr. K. Holzer, Austria; Dr. R. Immel, Germany (for Spain 

 and Portugal); Research Asst. P. Krutsch, Sweden; Prof. R. Morandini, 

 Italy; Dr. J. Parde, France; Dr. G. PollanschUtz, Austria; Dr. S. Sirelko, 

 Czechoslovakia; Ing. A. Thill, Belgium; Ir. P. G. de Vries, Netherlands. 



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