Meripilus the pathogen

[David Humphries]

What are your thoughts on the theory of there being two sub-types of M giganteus?

 

I am constantly amazed at the variation we see in the morphological appearance of fungal species.

 

An interesting example is Laetiporus

Here in the UK it's listed as one species (L. sulphureus) but it has at least six species in the US.

How many forms of this do we see out there here, on the same host let alone the variety on different hosts.

 

Laetiporus cincinnatus, the white-pored chicken of the woods, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for July 2001

 

I'm aware of some work going on that's looking at this here in the UK.

 

 

As for Mr Forbes-Lairds monograph, I have no reason to doubt his theory and have it in mind often when making decisions on a number of hosts with Meripilus that I've been watching/managing with the association for many years now.

 

http://www.flac.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Monograph-on-Meripilus-giganteus.pdf

 

Disappointingly, there appears to be no scientific research being carried out since/currently (that I'm aware of) to prove the hypothesis one way or the other.

 

It's a shame that the 'National Meripilus Network' died on its feet before it really got going.

 

 

 

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[Tilia]

Its threads like these that inspire me to learn more... and in doing so I stumbled across this:

 

http://www.flac.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Monograph-on-Meripilus-giganteus.pdf

 

probably nothing new to those of you with experience, but interesting to read none-the-less

 

Keep up the tree health discussions please!

[Tilia]

Just realised that the person above has posted that link... ignore me!

[David Humphries]

a beech in a London Borough that has had Meripilus giganteus associated for a significant period.

 

there are bark wounds to both the trunk and buttress roots

 

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[David Humphries]

a beech in a London Borough that has had Meripilus giganteus associated for a significant period.

 

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It sits at the top of a slope and is at the edge of a small park next to a quite residential road.

 

A reduction has been carried out in the last 18 months or so.

 

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Safe enough, it's in London.

If it fails it will probably only hit some people who hate our country anyway.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I am constantly amazed at the variation we see in the morphological appearance of fungal species.

 

An interesting example is Laetiporus

Here in the UK it's listed as one species (L. sulphureus) but it has at least six species in the US.

How many forms of this do we see out there here, on the same host let alone the variety on different hosts.

 

Laetiporus cincinnatus, the white-pored chicken of the woods, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for July 2001

 

I'm aware of some work going on that's looking at this here in the UK.

 

 

As for Mr Forbes-Lairds monograph, I have no reason to doubt his theory and have it in mind often when making decisions on a number of hosts with Meripilus that I've been watching/managing with the association for many years now.

 

http://www.flac.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Monograph-on-Meripilus-giganteus.pdf

 

Disappointingly, there appears to be no scientific research being carried out since/currently (that I'm aware of) to prove the hypothesis one way or the other.

 

It's a shame that the 'National Meripilus Network' died on its feet before it really got going.

 

 

 

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17 at last count in fact:001_cool: