Pine- Illinois Tree Selection - University of Illinois Extension

	Selection Info:
	Eastern White - moist well - drained slightly acidic soil, 50 - 150 feet tall. Environmental conditions Reason most die in ill. Scotch - over planted, 30 - 90 feet tall. Austrian - over planted, 50 - 100 feet tall. Red - tolerates abused soils, 50- 125 feet tall. Mugo - shrub up to 35 feet by 35 feet.
	Some Common Diseases:
	Sooty mold Pine Wilt nematodes (especially Scotch) Wood rot Root rot Canker Rust Needle diseases Blight Cast Sphaeropsis (diplodia) Tip blight (bird) Yellowbelly Sapsucker
	Some Common Insects and Insect-related:
	Zimmerman Pine Moth Mites Pine Sawfly Leucanium Scale Pine Needle Scale Pine Bark Adelgid Sawyer Beetles Shoot Moths Pine Tip Moth Aphids