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Fungus ID and help required


Fabian Van Berkel
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Hey guys was needing some help on identifying a fungus I came across. Situated at in London at the base of a monkey puzzle, lower branches are turning brown and the tree has a slight lean away from the side of the fungus which may indicate that its affecting the roots. Unsure if it's always had the lean. I attatched some photos of some cuts I made at the start of the crown break, approx 8m up. Any information would be appreciated, cheers.

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Is that not just the basal flare? I can't see any fungus. There doesn't seem to be any bleeding which they usually do quite spectacularly when stressed. Monkey puzzles don't like root stress, that can cause problems. A picture of context might help, shade can also cause lower branches to die.

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4 hours ago, Alinicoll said:

Is that not just the basal flare? I can't see any fungus. There doesn't seem to be any bleeding which they usually do quite spectacularly when stressed. Monkey puzzles don't like root stress, that can cause problems. A picture of context might help, shade can also cause lower branches to die.

I Agree though I had to study it a bit. I can see why Fabian thought it was a fungus - it does look like a desiccated fungus at first glance.

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