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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Butternut Canker

Scientific Name

Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum (Nair, Kostichka, & Kuntz) Broders & Boland (Broders and Boland 2011)

Common Name

Butternut canker

Synonym

Formerly known as Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Native To

Unknown, possibly Asia (Furnier et al. 1999)

Date of U.S. Introduction

First detected in 1967, but may have been present before then (Farlee et al. 2010)

Means of Introduction

Unknown (Ostry et al. 2004)

Impact

Lethal disease of butternut trees (Juglans cinerea) (Farlee et al. 2010)

Current U.S. Distribution

Northeastern and Midwestern U.S.

Butternut canker

Butternut canker symptoms

Credit

Photo by USDA, FS, Northeastern Area

Source
Invasive.org.

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Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

  • Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE)

    • USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.

    • The Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE) is an interactive web tool which provides detailed spatial data describing pest distributions and host inventory estimates for damaging, non-indigenous forest insect and disease pathogens currently established in the U.S. The database is maintained as a joint effort of Purdue University, the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, and the U.S. Forest Service Forest Health Protection.

  • Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Butternut Canker

    • University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

    • Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.

Videos

  • YouTube - Butternut Seed Orchard

    • Google. Youtube; Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (Ontario).

    • The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is working with the Forest Gene Conservation Association (FGCA) to preserve endangered native butternut trees. This species is threatened by butternut canker, a fungal disease, and protected under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act.

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