Heart rot of Virginia pine in Maryland

Richard H. Fenton; Frederick H. Berry

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Heart rot of Virginia pine in Maryland

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard H. Fenton, Frederick H. Berry

Year:

1956

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-56. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.

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Abstract

Loggers and sawmill men have been wary of purchasing Virginia pine sawtimber. They point out that a heart rot, locally called "red heart, may spell the difference between profit and loss on a logging job. It is difficult to detect this rot in standing Virginia pine. It is even harder to estimate the volume loss. And total losses can be determined only after logging and milling.

Citation

Fenton, Richard H.; Berry, Frederick H. 1956. Heart rot of Virginia pine in Maryland. Forest Research Note NE-56. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.