{"id":35064,"date":"2025-12-01T16:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=35064"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:45:53","slug":"a-woodland-management-moment-butternut-disease-and-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/a-woodland-management-moment-butternut-disease-and-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"A Woodland Management Moment: Butternut Disease and Breeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee in this episode of &#8220;A Woodland Management Moment&#8221; as he highlights the breeding programs with the native Indiana tree Butternut. This episode introduces viewers to the once frequently found species and why there&#8217;s been a notable decline in its population. Watch the video to learn the reason behind butternut&#8217;s decline, how we have been trying to combat that with conservation efforts and details about how butternut grows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_94366\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LmRAQN3xs20?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products, or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Ask an Expert<\/span><\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1iCJBkfI_EQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ID That Tree:\u00a0Butternut<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arboretum.purdue.edu\/explorer\/features\/fnr-butternut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hardwoods of the Central Midwest:\u00a0Butternut<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-280-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hardwood Lumber and Veneer Series: Butternut<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mortonarb.org\/plant-and-protect\/trees-and-plants\/butternut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morton Arboretum:\u00a0Butternut<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-420-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Identification of Butternuts and\u00a0Butternut\u00a0Hybrids<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-421-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conservation and Management of Butternut Trees<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/news\/department\/forestry-and-natural-resources\/2019\/12\/the-plight-of-the-butternut.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Plight of the Butternut<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/htirc.org\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HTIRC Seed Propagation Protocol for Purdue and Hybrid Butternut<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mlp.arboretum.purdue.edu\/ecmweb\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Arboretum Explorer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfw.edu\/native-trees\/butternut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Butternut<\/a>, Native Tree of Indiana River Walk, Purdue Fort Wayne<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/nsl\/nsl_wpsm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Woody Plant Seed Manual<\/a>, U.S. Forest Service<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Woodland Management Moment<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6IJ0olgMAW8?si=AW27f2AS2HmeZcmj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conservation Tree Planting: Steps to Success<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781612491448\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest<\/a>, Purdue University Press<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557535726\/\">Native Trees of the Midwest<\/a>, Purdue University Press<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-482-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investing in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCUPnu6rbUT8w9YkeKvDwgz55Yq0mPJAb\">Woodland Stewardship for Landowners Video Series<\/a>, Playlist, Indiana Department of Natural Resources YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to Ask an Expert: Tree Selection and Planting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/ask-an-expert-tree-selection-and-planting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ask an Expert: Tree Selection and Planting,<\/a> Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-idnr-414.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.findindianaforester.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find an Indiana Professional Forester<\/a>, Indiana Forestry &amp; Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mlp.arboretum.purdue.edu\/ecmweb\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Arboretum Explorer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Extension Forester<br \/>\n<a title=\"Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.htirc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center<\/a><br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry &amp; 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