Wilt of Pinus thunbergii induced by a succession of extreme meteorological events

Fei Wang, Wencheng Zhu, Xinghong Liu, Naru Takayama, Jiquan Zhang

Abstract: Highlights•We analyze the wilt events of Pinus thunbergii occurred in Laiwu City, China.•It is induced by the sudden return from extremely heavy rain to persistent no rain.•Excessive rainfall induced their overgrowth and repetitious secondary growths.•Pine wilted for the reason of hardly resistance to the water and energy imbalance.•This kind of meteorological extreme event is not infrequency in East Asia area.