The Bluing And the Red Rot of the Western Yellow Pine Wth Special Reference
The Bluing And the Red Rot of the Western Yellow Pine Wth Special Reference
Hermann Von Schrenck
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The "red rot" of the dead timber is caused by one of the higher fungi which grows in the wood, and by so doing brings about the decay of the wood. The spores of this fungus fly about in the forest and some of them lodge in bark crevices of the dying trees. The numerous beetle holes afford every opportunity for entrance to the wood, and it is therefore not surprising to find that the majority of the "black-top" trees become infected sooner or later with the spores of this fungus. The spores germ...inate and hyphie grow into the dead cambium and the wood, where they attack such organic matter as has been left by the "blue" fungus. They go farther, however, and attack the cell walls of the wood fibers, from which they extract the cellulose. As a result of this, the wood fibers shrink in volume and crack in regular lines extending obliquely across the cell walls. As the solution of the 28 THE "BLUING" AND THE ''RED ROT" OF THE PINE. cellulo. Se goes on, large numbers of fibers separate in a body from the adjoining ones, often along the lines of medullary rays, and the space- so formed are rapidly tilled with fungus threads, giving rise to the white sheets already spoken of.
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