Beech tree white spots

[edam321]

Went to look / quote a beech tree today to dead wood its quite a big tree and noticed that its got a load of white spots all over the bark about 1/2 way up the main trunk. Had a look around the base and were possible from the ground couldnt see any fungus growths. Any ideas what the white spots are are they harmfull to the tree?

[Carl_s1991]

Went to look / quote a beech tree today to dead wood its quite a big tree and noticed that its got a load of white spots all over the bark about 1/2 way up the main trunk. Had a look around the base and were possible from the ground couldnt see any fungus growths. Any ideas what the white spots are are they harmfull to the tree?

Have a look at beech scale, not sure if it is spots or more whole areas covered in a white ashy type stuff

[daltontrees]

Cryptococcus fagisuga is a common overwintering woolly spot on Beech bark, often hundreds of them.

[edam321]

Cryptococcus fagisuga is a common overwintering woolly spot on Beech bark, often hundreds of them.

 

 

Cheers when I'm there doing the job this week i will take a few pics and have a good look

[edam321]

Here are a few pics of beech

 

Is coverd top to bottom on one side of the tree

[edam321]

Anyfin to worry about? Or is just like a natural algi?

[sloth]

Anyfin to worry about? Or is just like a natural algi?

Natural and harmless, won't affect the cod wood either...

[Gary Prentice]

Cod wood? Let's not start that again:biggrin:

[agg221]

Cod wood? Let's not start that again:biggrin:

 

There's a time and plaice for everything...

[Gary Prentice]

There's a time and plaice for everything...

 

That there is. Maybe this isn't the time or plaice:blushing: