A stand of dead or dying black locust trees. / Photo Credit: Norbert Frank, Bugwood.org
By Ryan Franke, University of Minnesota
The Blanchette Forest Pathology Lab at the University of Minnesota is leading a project to study black locust in Minnesota and Wisconsin and requests the help of foresters and the public in locating stands of dying black locust (Robinio pseudoacacia) this summer.
The university plans to collect native pathogenic fungi from stands of dying black locust and testing them for their suitability to biologically control black locust clones.
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