Scientists & Staff
Michael E. Ostry
Notes: This person is no longer an employee of the Northern Research Station.
Featured Publications & Products
- McKenna, J.R.; Ostry, M.E.; Woeste, K. 2011. Screening butternut and butternut hybrids for resistance to butternut canker. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 460-474.
- Ostry, Michael E.; Anderson, Neil A.; O'Brien, Joseph G. 2011. Field guide to common macrofungi in eastern forests and their ecosystem functions. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-79 revised February 2017. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 82 p.
- Ostry, M.E.; Laflamme, G.; Katovich, S.A. 2010. Silvicultural approaches for management of eastern white pine to minimize impacts of damaging agents. Forest Pathology. 40: 332-346.
- Farlee, Lenny; Woeste, Keith; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. 2010. Identification of butternuts and butternut hybrids. FNR-420-W. West Lafayette, IN. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. 11 p.
- Farlee, Lenny; Woeste, Keith; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. 2010. Conservation and management of butternut trees. FNR-421-W. West Lafayette, IN. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. 10 p.
Publications & Products
- Morin, Randall S.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Ostry, Michael E.; Liebhold, Andrew M. 2018. Regional patterns of declining butternut (Juglans cinerea L.) suggest site characteristics for restoration. Ecology and Evolution
- LaBonte, Nicholas R.; Ostry, Michael E.; Ross-Davis, Amy; Woeste, Keith E. 2015. Estimating heritability of disease resistance and factors that contribute to long-term survival in butternut (Juglans cinerea L.). Tree Genetics & Genomes. 11(3): 63.
- Parks, Amanda; Jenkins, Michael; Ostry, Michael; Zhao, Peng; Woeste, Keith. 2014. Biotic and abiotic factors affecting the genetic structure and diversity of butternut in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 10(3): 541-554.
- Haugen, Linda M.; Ostry, Michael E. 2013. Long-term impact of shoot blight disease on red pine saplings. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 30(4): 170-174.
- Ostry, M.E.; Moore, M. 2013. Inhibition of Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum by Juglans species bark extracts. In: Van Sambeek, J.W.; Jackson, Elizabeth A.; Coggeshall, Mark V.; Thomas, Andrew L.; Michler, Charles H. eds. 2013. Managing fine hardwoods after a half century of research: Proceedings of the Seventh Walnut Council Research Symposium; 2011 August 1-3; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-115. Newtown Square, PA; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 17-27.
- Ostry, Michael E. 2013. Hypoxylon canker. In: Gonthier P.; Nicolotti, G., eds. Infectious forest diseases. Wallingfork, UK: CAB International: 407-419.
- Parks, Amanda M.; Jenkins, Michael A.; Woeste, Keith E.; Ostry, Michael E. 2013. Conservation status of a threatened tree species: establishing a baseline for restoration of Juglans cinerea L. Natural Areas Journal. 33(4): 413-426.
- McKenna, James; Woeste, Keith; Ostry, Michael. 2012. Breeding resistance to butternut canker disease. In: Sniezko, Richard A.; Yanchuk, Alvin D.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M.; Alexander, Janice M.; Frankel, Susan J., tech. coords. Proceedings of the fourth international workshop on the genetics of host-parasite interactions in forestry: Disease and insect resistance in forest trees. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-240. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. p. 209
- Miller-Weeks, Margaret M.; Ostry, Michael E. 2012. Northeast forest diseases. Bechtold, William A.; Bohne, Michael J.; Conkling, Barbara L.; Friedman, Dana L.; Tkacz, Borys M., eds. 2012. A synthesis of evaluation monitoring projects by the forest health monitoring program (1998-2007). Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-159. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 140 p.
- Ostry, M.E.; Moore, M.J.; Kern, C.C.; Venette, R.C.; Palik, B.J. 2012. Multiple diseases impact survival of pine species planted in red spine stands harvested in spatially variable retention patterns. Forest Ecology and Management. 286: 66-72.
- Palik, Brian J.; Ostry, Michael E.; Venette, Robert C.; Abdela, Ebrahim. 2012. Tree regeneration in black ash (Fraxinus nigra) stands exhibiting crown dieback in Minnesota. Forest Ecology and Management. 269: 26-30.
- Palik, Brian J.; Ostry, Michael E.; Venette, Robert C.; Ward, Kathleen T. 2012. Assessment of Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) Decline in Minnesota. Chapter 12. In: Potter, Kevin M.; Conkling, Barbara L. Forest health monitoring: 2008 national technical report. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-158. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 151-154.
- Ostry, M.E.; Venette, R.C.; Juzwik, J. 2011. Decline as a disease category: Is it helpful?. Phytopathology. 101: 404-409.
- Palik, Brian J.; Ostry, Michael E.; Venette, Robert C.; Abdela, Ebrahim. 2011. Fraxinus nigra (black ash) dieback in Minnesota: Regional variation and potential contributing factors. Forest Ecology and Managemment. 261(1): 128-135.
- Ostry, M. E.; Laflamme, G. 2009. Fungi and diseases - natural components of healthy forests. Botany. 87: 22-25.
- Ward, Kathleen; Ostry, Michael; Venette, Robert; Palik, Brian; Hansen, Mark; Hatfield, Mark. 2009. Assessment of black ash (Fraxinus nigra) decline in Minnesota. In: McRoberts, Ronald E.; Reams, Gregory A.; Van Deusen, Paul C.; McWilliams, William H., eds. Proceedings of the eighth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2006 October 16-19; Monterey, CA. Gen. Tech. Report WO-79. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 115-120.
- Woeste, Keith; Farlee, Lenny; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. 2009. A forest manager's guide to butternut. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 26(1): 9-14.
- Ostry, M.E.; Moore, M. 2008. Response of butternut selections to inoculation with Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum. Plant Disease. 92: 1336-1338
- Ross-Davis, Amy; Huang, Zhonglian; McKenna, James; Ostry, Michael; Woeste, Keith. 2008. Morphological and molecular methods to identify butternut (Juglans cinerea) and butternut hybrids: relevance to butternut conservation. Tree Physiology. 28(7): 1127-1133.
- Venette, Robert C.; Ostry, Michael E.; Ward, Kathleen M. 2008. Regional site-selection models for hybrid poplars. In: Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Mitchell, Rob; Richardson, Jim, eds. Biofuels, bioenergy, and bioproducts from sustainable agricultural and forest crops: proceedings of the short rotation crops international conference; 2008 August 19-20; Bloomington, MN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-31. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 63.
- Ostry, M. E.; Moore, M. 2007. Natural and experimental host range of Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum. Plant Disease 91(5):581-584
- Gilmore, Daniel W.; Glenn, Jennifer D.; Ostry, Michael E.; Zasada, John C.; Benedict, Michael A. 2006. Commercial thinning in small-diameter aspen stands in northern Minnesota: study establishment report. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-2. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 16 p.
- Seeland, T.M.; Ostry, M.E.; Venette, R.; Juzwik, J. 2006. An annotated bibliography of invasive tree pathogens Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum, Phytophthora alni, and Phytophthora quercina and a regulatory policy and management practices for invasive species. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-270. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 17 p.
- Westphal, Lynne M.; Ostry, Michael E. 2006. Decisions at the water's edge: sustaining riparian landscapes in the midwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-247. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 31 p.
- Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Jacobs, D.F.; Meilan, R.; Woeste, K.E.; Ostry, M.E. 2005. Improving disease resistance of butternut (Juglans cinerea), a threatened fine hardwood: a case of single-tree selection through genetic improvement and deployment. Tree Physiology. 26:121-128.
- Ward, K.T.; Ostry, M.E. 2005. Variation in Septoria musiva and Implications for Disease Resistance Screening. Plant Dis. 89:1077-1082.
- Kasanen, Risto; Hantula, Jarkko; Ostry, Michael; Pinon, Jean; Kurkela, Timo. 2004. North American populations of Entoleuca mammata are genetically more variable than populations in Europe. Mycol. Res. 108(7):766-774
- Mielke, Manfred E.; Ostry, Michael E. 2004. Diseases of intensively managed eastern black walnut. In: Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Coggeshall, M.V.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R.; Ponder, F., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 110-113
- Ostry, M. E.; Woeste, K. 2004. Spread of butternut canker in North America, host range, evidence of resistance within butternut populations and conservation genetics . In: Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Coggeshall, M.V.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R.; Ponder, F., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 114-120
- Ostry, M.E.; Anderson, N.A.; Rugg, D.J.; Ward, K.T. 2004. Long-term response of precommercially thinned aspen clones to Hypoxylon canker.. Res. Pap. NC-341. St. Paul, MN, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 12 p.
- Gyenis, Laszlo; Anderson, Neil A.; Ostry, Michael E. 2003. Biological Control of Septoria Leaf Spot Disease of Hybrid Poplar in the Field. Plant Disease 87(7):809-813
- Nicholls, Thomas; Ostry, Mike. 2003. Dead Trees Bring Life to Forest Critters. Minnesota BetterForests 7(4):14-15
- Ostry, M. E.; Ellingson, B.; Seekins, D.; Ruckheim, W. 2003. The need for silvicultural practices and collection of butternut germplasm for species conservation. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 551-555
- Ostry, M. E.; Ward, K. T. 2003. Field performance of Populus expressing somaclonal variation in resistance to Septoria musiva. Plant Science 164:1-8
- Ostry, M.E.; Moore, M.J.; Worrall, S.A.N. 2003. Butternut (Juglans cinerea) annotated bibliography.. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-235. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 28 p. (Available online at http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/)
- Van Sambeek, J. W.; Ostry, Michael E.; Zaczek, James J. 2003. Survival and growth of deep-planted, in-leaf grafts in a germplasm repository of canker-resistant butternut. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 476-479
- Netzer, D.A.; Tolsted, D.N.; Ostry, M. E.; Isebrands, J. G.; Riemenschneider, D.E.; Ward, K.T. 2002. Growth, yield, and disease resistance of 7- to 12-year-old poplar clones in the north central United States.. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-229. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 31 p.
- Smith, Jason A.; Blanchette, R. A.; Ostry, M. E.; Anderson, N. A. 2002. Etiology of bronze leaf disease of Populus. The American Phytopathological Society 86(5):462-469
- Ostry, M. E.; Pijut, P. M. 2000. Butternut: An Underused Resource in North America. HortTechnology 10(2): 302-306
- Ostry, Michael E. 2000. Progress in developing disease control strategies for hybrid poplars. In: Proceedings, Society of American Foresters 1999 national convention; 1999 September 11-15; Portland, OR. SAF Publication 00-1. Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters: 192-197
- Ostry, Michael E. 2000. Restoring of white pine in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan . Hort Technology. Volume 10. Issue 3. 2000. pp. 542-543
- Bucciarelli, B.; Ostry, Michael E.; Fulcher, R. G.; Anderson, N. A.; Vance, C. P. 1999. Histochemical and microspectrophotometric analyses of early wound responses of resistant and susceptible Populus tremuloides inoculated with Entoleuca mammata (=Hypoxylon mammatum). Canadian Journal of Botany. 77(4): 548-555.
- Enebak, S. A.; Ostry, Michael E.; Anderson, N. A. 1999. Inoculation methods for Populus tremuloides resistant to Hypoxylon canker. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 29(8): 1192-1196. (1999)
- Furnier, Glenn R.; Stoiz, Allison M.; Mustaphi, Raka M.; Ostry, Michael E. 1999. Genetic evidence that butternut canker was recently introduced into North America. Canadian Journal of Botany. 77: 783-785. (1999)
- Jones, Alan C.; Ostry, Michael E. 1998. Estimating white trunk rot in aspen stands. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 15(1):33-36
- Ostry, Michael E.; Anderson, Neil A. 1998. Interactions of insects, woodpeckers, and hypoxylon canker on aspen.. Research Paper NC-331. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station
- Barker, Melanie J.; Pijut, Paula M.; Ostry, Michael E.; Houston, David R. 1997. Micropropagation of juvenile and mature american beech. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 51: 209-213.
- Hansen, Edward A.; Ostry, Michael E.; Johnson, Wendell D.; Tolsted, David N.; Netzer, Daniel A.; Berguson, William E.; Hall, Richard B. 1994. Field performance of Populus in short-rotation intensive culture plantations in the north-central U.S.. Research Paper NC-320. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Ostry, M.E.; Mielke, M.E.; Skilling, D.D. 1994. Butternut--Strategies for managing a threatened tree.. General Technical Report NC-165. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Ostry, Michael E.; Hackett, Ronald L.; Michler, Charles H.; Serres, R.; McCown, B. 1994. Influence of regeneration method and tissue source on the frequency of somatic variation in Populus to infection by Septoria musiva. Plant Science. Vol. 97 no. 1.:p. 209-215. (1994)
- Alban, David H.; Perala, Donald A.; Jurgensen, Martin F.; Ostry, Michael E.; Probst, John R. 1991. Aspen ecosystem properties in the Upper Great Lakes.. Research Paper NC-300. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Ostry, M.E.; Pijut, Paula M.; Skilling, D.D. 1991. Screening larch in vitro for resistance to Mycosphaerella laricina. Plant Disease. 75: 1222-1224.
- Ostry, M.E.; Ward, K.T. 1991. Bibliography of Populus cell and tissue culture.. General Technical Report NC-146. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Ostry, M.E.; Nicholls, T.H.; Skilling, D.D. 1990. Biology and control of Sirococcus shoot blight on red pine,. Research Paper NC-295. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Ostry, Michael E.; Wilson, Louis F.; McNabb, Harold S. Jr. 1989. Impact and control of Septoria musiva on hybrid poplars.. General Technical Report NC-133. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Ostry, M.E.; Skilling, D. D. 1987. Somaclonal variation in hybrid poplars for resistance to Septoria leaf spot. In: Guries, R. P., ed. Proceedings of the Fifth North Central Tree Improvement Conference. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison: 89-100.
- Ostry, Michael E.; McNabb, Harold S. Jr. 1986. Populus species and hybrid clones resistant to Melampsora, Marssonina, and Septoria.. Research Paper NC-272. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Stack, Robert W.; Ostry, Michael E.; Littlefield, Larry J. 1984. A Convenient Holder for Mailing and Storing Leaf Specimens. Research Note NC-319. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Hansen, Edward; Moore, Lincoln; Netzer, Daniel; Ostry, Michael; Phipps, Howard; Zavitkovski, Jaroslav. 1983. Establishing intensively cultured hybrid poplar plantations for fuel and fiber.. General Technical Report NC-78. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Ostry, M. E.; McNabb, H. S. 1983. Diseases of intensively cultured hybrid poplars: a summary of recent research in the north central region. In: Hansen, Edward A., ed. Intensive plantation culture: 12 years research. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-91. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 102-109.
- Ostry, Michael E.; Nicholls, Thomas H.; French, D.W. 1983. Animal vectors of eastern dwarf mistletoe of black spruce.. Research Paper NC-232. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Ostry, Michael E.; Nicholls, Thomas H. 1982. A Technique for Trapping Fungal Spores. Research Note NC-283. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Nichols, Thomas H.; Ostry, Michael E.; Fuller, Mark R. 1981. Marking Ground Targets With Radio Transmitters Dropped From Aircraft. Research Note NC-274. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Anderson, Neil A.; Ostry, Michael E.; Anderson, Gerald W. 1976. Hypoxylon Canker of Aspen Associated With Saperda inornata Galls. Research Note NC-214. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
National Research Highlights
Bronze Leaf Disease Poses a Threat to Aspen Breeding
Year: 2013
Bronze leaf of hybrid aspen is a systemic disease that results in a characteristic dark purple to brown pigmentation of infected aspen leaves in late summer. Branches on affected trees die over a period of several years until entire trees eventually die. Many otherwise promising hybrids and natural hybrids are highly susceptible, which suggests that this disease is an important ecological natural genetic barrier that maintains pure aspen species. Forest Service scientists have studied and characterized the complete life cycle, pathology, and host range of this fungus, which were previously unknown.
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