Poorly Q. robur

[alex_m]

I'm a bit of an amature at p&d so would like some advice to what it is and the next step to be taken....

As you can see there is alot of die back on this oak (the surrounding oaks are perfectly healthy) and the leaves have mostly died off. There seems to be two types of fungal growth at the bottom, one has shrivled away and turned black (is it honey f?), the other is more prominent.

There seemed to be a bit of black sooty stuff, although this could be something completely unrelated and harmless (?)

 

thanks

[HBW]

When you say black sooty stuff could it be the released spores from the mushrooms or was it more like an exudate?

[alex_m]

not quite sure. the picture of the trunk shows what i mean, but was out of reach to inspect closer.

[Alinicoll]

With crown dieback like that i`d want to have a good poke around the butt and roots particularly with fruiting bodies present. Is it a high risk area?

[alex_m]

its along a track/road leading up to a couple of houses and stables.

a few cars and pedestrians go by each day so potentially high risk.

we dead wooded the most dangerous limbs that were over hanging the road so it should be ok for now.

[Arborist Sites]

its along a track/road leading up to a couple of houses and stables.

a few cars and pedestrians go by each day so potentially high risk.

we dead wooded the most dangerous limbs that were over hanging the road so it should be ok for now.

 

 

Really, i would class that as very low risk....

[alex_m]

yes i agree but one of the surrounding healthy oaks randomly shed a massive limb so the customer is a bit worried.

any positive id on the fungi?

[Callum]

Guess 1

 

Fungi: Pholiota squarrosa

 

Tree symptoms: Oak die back

 

Maybe unrelated?

[Mesterh]

Since theres a road running right next to it and from the looks that is where most of the deadwood/die back is, has there been any works on the road that could have disturbed the roots?