Fungi I.D help please. Base of Douglas Fir

[Jack.J]

If anyone can help I.D this that would be fantastic! Pictures should be attached. I'm not great with fungi and not seen this one before. 

It's sporadically around the root plate area of 3 Douglas Firs, nothing on the stems etc and other then the expected snapped branches they seem in good condition. There are about 17 Firs in this property but only 3 with this at the base as said. They are ranging from 80ft to 110ft and averaging 2.5ft dbh.

Hope someone can help and thanks in advance 

[nepia]

As they're on conifers I'd say Phaeolus schweinitzii is a good candidate; a bit difficult telling from knackered old brackets though!

 

In the extraordinary event I'm right it's not good news for the trees.

 

But wait for better knowledge to come along.

[Steve Bullman]

This one popped up the other day in another thread where I wrongly stated the association, I didn’t dare make the same mistake again ?

 

but yes I agree it’s a possibility 

[Derek Eames]

Does it smell of turps?!? if so diagnosis is probably correct! Not good for such a large tree...

But crown looks healthy which is good.

Edited June 8, 2020 by Derek Eames