Phellinus hartigii
Hartig´s white trunk rot
Hartig´s white trunk rot is a wound parasite causing trunk canker. Through its activity, the mycelium causes the even heartwood white rot on living and later also on dead trees. A gateway for the infection may be trunk wound or previous disease, e.g. canker caused by fir broom rust. Fruiting bodies are perennial, effused-reflexed, sessile, the surface is pale yellowish brown and pores are grey up to purple brown.
The mycelium causes the even heartwood white rot on living and later also on dead trees.
Tree Species: Pine, Fir, Spruce
Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk
Pest significance: Harmful
Pest Category: Fungi
Invasive Species: No
Present in EU: Yes
Pest group: Fungi
Affected part of wood: Heartwood, Sapwood
Depth of damages: More than 5 cm depth, Under bark only, Up to 0,5 cm depth, Up to 2 cm depth, Up to 5 cm depth
The extent of damage: Whole trunk
Prevalence in Europe: Common
Damaged products: Firewood, Fresh timber logs (water still in the sapwood), Furniture, Lumber, boards and prisms, Wooden house constructions
Roundwood size: Branches and twigs, Diameter up to 10 cm
Wood discoloration: Yes
Pest subcategory: White-rot
Similar pests
Phellinus pomaceus
Phellinus robustus
