Pitch Pine Roof Rot

It s a problem that demands immediate attention and there are no quick fixes.

Pitch pine roof rot.

The freshly cut stumps following thinning encourage the spread of this disease. Rotted boards are the result of moisture reaching the wood. Since your gutters allow water to escape your roof pine straw allows the moisture to remain on top of a home. Citricola have been found by the osu plant clinic.

In the southeastern u s soil characteristics are used to rate the hazard of hrd for a site. It is mainly a problem in nurseries that use overhead irrigation during the. Annosus root rot occasionally infects shortleaf longleaf ponderosa western white lodgepole whitebark jack pond red pitch sand and. Rotten boards on your roof can lead to leaks and more rot.

Photo by michelle cram u s. Whether blocking gutters or clumping in wet patches on your roof this moisture will rot shingles over time. Cause the fungus like organisms phytophthora cinnamomi and p. Pine straw may also wedge underneath shingles and other roofing which allows a space for water to enter.

High hazard sites have sandy or sandy loam soils at least 12 inches deep with good internal drainage and low seasonal water tables. Cactorum has been isolated from western white pine seed trees in northern idaho. Annosus root rot is a concern in pine plantations where thinning has occurred. Irregulare decaying a pine root.

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