Pitch Pine Roof Rot

Pine straw may also wedge underneath shingles and other roofing which allows a space for water to enter.

Pitch pine roof rot.

The freshly cut stumps following thinning encourage the spread of this disease. Since your gutters allow water to escape your roof pine straw allows the moisture to remain on top of a home. This disease affects loblolly slash and white pines the most. In the southeastern u s soil characteristics are used to rate the hazard of hrd for a site.

It s a problem that demands immediate attention and there are no quick fixes. Photo by michelle cram u s. Rotted boards are the result of moisture reaching the wood. Annosus root rot is a concern in pine plantations where thinning has occurred.

High hazard sites have sandy or sandy loam soils at least 12 inches deep with good internal drainage and low seasonal water tables. Root rot is a problem when trees are planted in containers or planted in areas with poor drainage or where flooding occurs. Whether blocking gutters or clumping in wet patches on your roof this moisture will rot shingles over time. Irregulare decaying a pine root.

Annosus root rot occasionally infects shortleaf longleaf ponderosa western white lodgepole whitebark jack pond red pitch sand and. Citricola have been found by the osu plant clinic. Cactorum has been isolated from western white pine seed trees in northern idaho. Cause the fungus like organisms phytophthora cinnamomi and p.

Rotten boards on your roof can lead to leaks and more rot.