Scots pine blister rust Cronartium pini in urban and suburban overmature stands Pinus silvestris in the north-east of Moscow region

The research carried out in forest plantations, parks, urban, cottage and country house occupy the territory of an ancient pine forest. The area is a homogeneous, weak, chronic of blister rust, pathological decease occurs over a long of time with a low rate. The spread of blister rust is not associated with the preliminary weakening of plantings under the influence of a complex of anthropogenic factors. The proportion of affected by blister rust trees was low (10.5-15.5%) and varied slightly in the five studied plots. The damage to trees in the five plots is similar. More than 80% of affected trees have one blister rust wound located in the upper part of the crown. Keywords: BLISTER RUST, SCOTS PINE