Fungi analysis / identification service - offered by who ?

[Craig F-J]

I require laboratory analysis of a desiccated FB.

 

My search so far has brought up Alice Holt but I seem to recall the service is offered by another laboratory.

 

Can anyone shed some light please?

[Craig F-J]

Also:

 

Does anyone have experience of sending desiccated fruiting bodies through the postal system? Alice Holt state they require sample be sent as follows "Send in dry packing material in a stout cardboard box. Please do not use polythene bag since

these specimens will putrify quickly"

 

A dry packing material that is readily available - newspaper or similar springs to mind, but I envisage breakdown of this material during transport.

 

All input gratefully received.

[JonnyVine]

I would guess Mr Humphries would point you in the right direction there.

Excuse my noseyness, but whats wrong with Alice Holt?

[sloth]

Could try Jodrell at Kew, or get in touch with the brit mycol soc? or the http://www.treehelp.info tree advice trust...

Edited December 10, 2012 by sloth

[Craig F-J]

I would guess Mr Humphries would point you in the right direction there.

Excuse my noseyness, but whats wrong with Alice Holt?

 

Your noseyness is of course excused Nothing wrong with AH but the org I have in mind offer(ed) a package whereby for a set fee, 'X' amount of FB analysis would be carried out.

 

I have had it in mind since being made aware of this service that when the need arose I would take it up.

[Craig F-J]

Could try Jodrell at Kew, or get in touch with the brit mycol soc? or the Tree Advice Trust tree advice trust...

 

Thanks.

 

The TAT site rings a bell now that I have had a look, but I am unable to open their Services link thingy.

[Craig F-J]

The pieces are coming together!

 

Upon opening the contact page of the TAT I see that it is Alice Holt I will be contacting anyway:blushing:

 

[Craig F-J]

I have now sorted this out, thanks to those above for their input.

 

The Tree Advice Trust are having problems with their website at the moment so I will pass on what I now know.

 

The following info (applicable 10/12/12) comes from a conversation I have had with the Tree Advice Trust (Alice Holt Lodge):

 

£30 + VAT for a single analysis

£100 + VAT for 5 analyses - Known as the "High Level" Package

 

Fruit bodies - wrapped in grease proof paper and then packaged in newspaper (and in my case sent by parcel).

 

Payment: Cheque - download the Diagnostic Service Report Form from here Forest Research - Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service and if you wish to take up the offer of the "High Level" package include a note saying words to that effect.

 

Cheers!