Joe Bartholomew
@twumps.bsky.social
Park and natural area restoration volunteer in Rose City Park neighborhood, Portland, Oregon. Artist. Former Software Engineer for IBM. Former graphic artist. Texan. University of Texas, ‘72.
Heart Rot: A large maple tree trunk fell on the Rose City Bluff, Portland, OR. It had been well past its prime for as long as we've been doing bluff restoration, about 7 years. We think it succumbed to heart rot, a fungal disease that causes the decay of wood at the center of the trunk.
November 10, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Heart Rot: A large maple tree trunk fell on the Rose City Bluff, Portland, OR. It had been well past its prime for as long as we've been doing bluff restoration, about 7 years. We think it succumbed to heart rot, a fungal disease that causes the decay of wood at the center of the trunk.