New Jersey

Ribes Species (Currants, Gooseberries)

White Pine Blister Rust Quarantine

The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola, Fischer) is a dangerous plant disease and is a nuisance.

In order to prevent the spread of white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola, Fisher) in the State of New Jersey, the distribution and movement of the plant material is regulated as follows:

1. Five-needled pines (Pinus sp.), except such pines visibly infected with white pine blister rust, may be moved into or within New Jersey.

2. The possession or movement of plant cultivars and hybrids of European Black

Currant (Ribes nigrum L.) into or within New Jersey is only allowed under special permit issued by the Department.

3. The possession or movement of red currant and gooseberry plants (Ribes sp. and Grossularia sp.) is allowed into or within New Jersey except the following municipalities, constituting a protective area: Montague, Sandyston, Walpack and Vernon Townships in Sussex County; West Milford, Ringwood Borough and Wanaque Township in Passaic County, and Jefferson Township in Morris County.

4. Currant plants and gooseberry plants other than the European Black Currant (Ribes nigrum L.) may be moved into and within all other points in New Jersey by complying with the general requirements of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for the movement of nursery stock (N.J.S.A. 4:7-16 et seq.).