Rotten fungi from old beech

[Lucan]

Looking for some help. These fungi have fallen from a mature beech (exposed site) some time ago. Not ideal for identification. Is it Ganoderma and if so should this tree come down as soon as possible? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

[Adam M]

Polyporous squamosus?

 

If so, parasitic white rot. Dependent on whether it definitely dropped from that up top damage it might be worth taking a bit of weight out from above this, if there's a target (or if you'd rather neat cuts in comparison to a windblown top). Beech aren't fans of pruning though and any significant loss of photosynthetic area will limit how well it compartmentalises the decay from the dryads saddle.

Edited March 18, 2014 by Adam M

[Graham]

Looks like Pleurotus ostreatus to me. Fruiting on dead wood down the stem. Lightning strike possibly.

[Adam M]

Looks like Pleurotus ostreatus to me. Fruiting on dead wood down the stem. Lightning strike possibly.

 

That was my second choice. I can't say why I chose dryads saddle over that. What would probably suggest Pleurotus over that is the fact that dryads saddle comes out much earlier and would be even more manky than that. You're probably right though.

[Lucan]

Thanks for the replies, will have a closer look now I know what the key features are to identify.

[RobRainford]

Looks like Pleurotus ostreatus to me. Fruiting on dead wood down the stem. Lightning strike possibly.

 

 

+1 on that

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

+1 on that

 

 

Your letting the side down kiddo!

 

Polyporus:biggrin:

[Adam M]

Your letting the side down kiddo!

 

Polyporus:biggrin:

 

 

bosh!

[RobRainford]

Your letting the side down kiddo!

 

 

 

Polyporus:biggrin:

 

 

I put it down to looking quickly and a small screen. Looking on a bigger screen I withdraw my first bad guess.

 

 

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