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  • Photo 2: Recent research has shown that heart rot is very common in both young and older street and landscape trees. In most cases, heart rot does not threaten tree stability or longevity. Photo courtesy of Chris Luley.
    July 2, 2024

    Heartwood and Heart Rot, Part II: Heart Rot – Is It Serious?

    By CHRISTOPHER J. LULEY, PH.D., AND KEVIN T. SMITH, PH.D.

      Part 1 of this two-part series, “Heartwood and Heart Rot, Part 1: Are They Important to Arborists?” ran in the May 2023 issue of TCI Magazine. Photo 1: Heart rot is simply decay in the center of the stem [...]

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