I'm chewing on your words still. I have to admit dissecting something is one of the best ways to learn. Thanks for the info, I'll keep that in mind when I replant my two orchids with root systems left.
Its March now, so I have a lot of spring gardening to do, onion grass is sprouting every day in my garden. So I'm going to take off from buying Orchids until after this season's fall crop. I figure the Phalaenopsis kept me entertained for two months in the winter, which is pretty cheap when you do the math.
Now that I think of it, root burn sounds right since the bottom of the stem was dehydrated, and as you know from human burns, fire dehydrates the skin. Also the root mass that I thought was infected by rot was black yet not soggy wet. I knew enough to know something wasn't right, and I took a stab in the dark at the problem.
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orchidkilla 
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