can grifola frondosa affect beech trees

[MAPLE LEAF]

Saw a Copper beech today,12 months ago we noticed some honey fungus at the base of the tree,some deadwood with jews ear on the limbs.

had it looked at by a consultant who said it may of been stressed by the dry previous summer,course of action was deadwood tree and keep an eye on it.

went and saw it today coming out of the ground in the line of the drip line was fungus looking like grifola frondosa and also a yellow sulphur looking mushroom coming from a butruss.sorry no pictures will get them over the weekend.

would this be a grifola or meripilus just it looks a lot more like a grifola.can amyone say if grifola affects beech as I took it only affects oak and hornbeam.

thanks in advance will get pictures over weekend.

[David Humphries]

More likely to be Meripilus, but the FRDBI does show records from Fagus

 

British Fungi - record details

 

I've found Grifola on hosts other than oak (cherry recently) but not personally found it on beech.

 

 

 

 

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[MAPLE LEAF]

many thanks for the reply david,i have taken some pictures this morning if anyone can let me know that this is meripilus would be thankfull as tree has a tpo and in a conservation area and by a very busy main road.

just wanting confirmation before I speak to tree officer.

thanks in advance.

hope I have done photos right no good on computers.

[David Humphries]

I can't see any images, if you're still finding it difficult to post them feel free to e-mail them to me and I'll post them up for you.

 

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[MAPLE LEAF]

sent email,hope you got them.

many thanks

[David Humphries]

Difficult to Id from this image John, but I'd be more inclined toward Meripilus than Grifola, based on the image.

 

Is the fruit body in the top of the picture the same as the main example or something different?

 

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[MAPLE LEAF]

its the same was this the only picture you got I will try to email you the others.

many thanks

[David Humphries]

Neither Grifola or Meripilus John, this is Helvella crispa (white saddle)

saprophytic fungi, by itself there's nothing to be concerned about regarding tree health and structural condition.

 

 

Helvella crispa - the white saddle - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists

 

Rogers Mushrooms - Helvella crispa Mushroom

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[MAPLE LEAF]

did you see the pictures of the base of the trunk with the white band round it,reading a past post could be a indicator of meripilus.

still learning

[David Humphries]

did you see the pictures of the base of the trunk with the white band round it,reading a past post could be a indicator of meripilus.

still learning

 

This one?

 

The line is probably the grafting point as this is a copper beech, the lighter banding looks to me to be reflection of the the light/moisture on a raised bark swelling.

 

 

 

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