Beech with ganoderma? And merip

[DC0725]

Beech that was being monitored. The pale fruiting bodies started appearing last year and have come with more frequency this year. Resistograph indicated fairly substantial decay but was also a little inconclusive. We were of the opinion the fungus is ganoderma but would be interested to know if anyone had other suggestions?

Anyway, the tree was awaiting a tomograph but my colleague went back last week to discover the Merip for the first time. along with some fairly substantial crown defects it looks like the tree will have to be felled. Adjacent a footpath in a churchyard and next to the highway

 

 

 

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[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Quality pictures. Any pictures of the crown?

[DC0725]

No but I may pop back and get some next week as I'm curious to have a dig around and see what the decay is like in key roots. The trees in full leaf, looking well in that respect. Two very large scaffold limbs at acute angles and with weak attachment though, particularly with the decay readings we took from beneath the branch junction of one. One also has a very dubious looking brace at the top, put in a long time ago and made of small chain link

 

 

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[DC0725]

More pics of the fungi

 

 

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