Ganoderma on protected oak

[Ty Korrigan]

One of my older and higher spending clients had some land expropriated by the city of Rennes for the new metro system.

This 25m oak stands near the limit of the property with a third of it's roots now lying under a metre of bund with a fence on top.

To the left a hedge, leylandii which my company planted by cutting a trench right through the roots.

I was as the Germans used to say "only following orders"

As the clients personal contractor I had zero influence over this project, I could only speak to the city project managers through my client.

Doing so led drew negative focus on our small company and caused us to not be invited to tender again.

 

So now, 4 years after the metro began, this tree has now significant die back and it's life significantly curtailed.

However, more problematic is this handsome ganoderma I saw this on this evenings inspection.

Potential targets are a new metro line above ground on a viaduct, fences and the house. 

Question is, before I get one of the few specialists out to survey (picus has arrived in France now) 

How far advanced might this fungi be?

I think I might be looking at my first ever crane job...

 Stuart

 

 

[Ty Korrigan]

This image shows the tree December 2016 during a deadwooding operation.

The crane behind is part of the viaduct construction.

  Stuart