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Sorry to say mate but if you want to get these things id' perhaps you should try and include some background information....habitat...precise location....other fungi/mushrooms in vacinity...tree species present..perhaps try and give as good as description as you need to vis a vis their appearance.

I'm not having a go..I'm jus not sure how much you understand about the process ok!!:bowdown:

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Sorry to say mate but if you want to get these things id' perhaps you should try and include some background information....habitat...precise location....other fungi/mushrooms in vacinity...tree species present..perhaps try and give as good as description as you need to vis a vis their appearance.

I'm not having a go..I'm jus not sure how much you understand about the process ok!!:bowdown:

 

Looks pretty distinct to me, thought it would have been an obvious one to you fungal freeks :001_tongue:

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Sorry to say mate but if you want to get these things id' perhaps you should try and include some background information....habitat...precise location....other fungi/mushrooms in vacinity...tree species present..perhaps try and give as good as description as you need to vis a vis their appearance. :bowdown:

Sorry youre absolutely right! Here we go;

The tree is old, some say 3-400 years old, according to local history some Swedish king planted the tree when he was passing (yeah right!) but I´d say 200 years and a bit more. It is a landmark set at an old junction that has been tarmacked and houses built around it (some 40 years ago. Probably 60 % of roots is covered by tarmac and roots were probably damaged at that time, rest of rootplate expands into a private garden with mostly grass. Due to structural and mecanical problems (leaning, trunk cracks, heavy weight on one limb with weak attatchment and so on)

a hard reduction was decided (cobra or wires werent an option) and carried out, remowing 40-60 % of foliage due to weight reduction. Regrowt isnt vigourus, but shes haning in there... The fungi appears from an open wound on the trunk, where the hardwoods been exposed for many years. The wood is still solid with no signs of decay. The wood is black and shows normal "cubic cracks" as exposed oakwood does. No other visible funghi as I spotted, at least none in the tree. Grass is beeing mowed regularly (might have cut funghus too) nothing on otherside of road. These were set about 60 cm frpm base and expanding 30 cm up the trunk. Havent drilled the tree as I dont have equipment, just the "ol´hammer" -no hollow sound, no cavities.

Hope this is good for starters! Any help is welcome!

Thanks again and NO this is not a competition...just me needing some help:001_smile:

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