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Heart rot

In trees, heart rot is a fungal disease that causes the decay of wood at the center of the trunk and branches. Fungi enter the tree through wounds in the bark and decay the heartwood. The diseased heartwood softens, making trees structurally weaker and prone to breakage. Heart rot is a major factor in the economics of logging and the natural growth…

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Biological cause

FungiBarkWoodPruningFire
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Impact

TimberOld-growthNew growthTree hollowsMicroorganisms
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Prevention and control

CompartmentalizationBranch collar
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Overview

FungalDecay of woodTrunkBranchesHeartwood
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Heart rot

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples27
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Heart rot

Top relations

related to Environmental · 7
Heart rot → As, Decaying, Extensive, Heart, In, This, Through
has impact · 5
Heart rot → As, Heart, Initially, The, Trees
related to Biological cause · 4
Heart rot → An, Heart, The, These
is a · 3
Heart rot → fungal disease that causes the decay of wood at the center of the trunk and branches, major factor in the economics of logging and the natural growth dynamic of many older forests, presence of mushrooms or fungus conks on the tree
has prevention · 3
Heart rot → Providing, The, These
related to Logging · 3
Heart rot → Heart, It, Trees
related to External links · 2
Heart rot → Picture, Trees

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Important terminology

rot heart tree trees wood heartwood branches fungi wounds growth decay pruning trunk logging tissue grow branch disease dynamic fungus

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Heart rotis afungal disease that causes the decay of wood at the center of the trunk and branches0.90text
Heart rotis amajor factor in the economics of logging and the natural growth dynamic of many older forests0.90text
Heart rotis apresence of mushrooms or fungus conks on the tree0.90text
Heart rothas impactHeart0.60section
Heart rothas impactThe0.60section
Heart rothas impactInitially0.60section
Heart rothas impactAs0.60section
Heart rothas impactTrees0.60section
Heart rothas preventionThe0.60section
Heart rothas preventionThese0.60section
Heart rothas preventionProviding0.60section
Heart rotrelated to Biological causeHeart0.60section

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