The Ganoderma thread!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

FELL IT....!! will make lots of lovely firewood:biggrin:

 

what i meant was that sometimes its just the right thing to do, I only hope someone will do right be me when i start wetting myself and losing the marbles too!

[RobArb]

the ole tree euthanasia then!

 

i did say fell it with a heart full of empathy you know!

[Fungus]

First and only (panic) fruiting of Ganoderma australe on the horizontal trunk of a Quercus robur three month after the tree was felled.

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[skyhuck]

This was on a large Beech I felled this week. The tree was being felled because of its size, age and proximity to several property's.

 

I was contracted in for the fell and had not seen the tree until the day of the job.

 

I removed a hedge and some Clematis and found this bracket (sorry about the poor quality of the pic's) I showed the client the bracket and told them I thought the tree would be hollow and that there decision to remove had just become a very good one!!

 

Fortunately the majority of the rot was on the compression side of the hinge, other wise I would have had to dismantle.

[Andy Collins]

Ok, bit of help needed here. Found around base of 2foot dia Ash, along exposed roots along a brick-lined lake, significant lean on the tree, quite advanced fungal brackets Gano what, and reading the directory I'm thinking serious de-lignification? No brackets visible above ground level.

[Fungus]

Ok, bit of help needed here. Found around base of 2foot dia Ash, along exposed roots along a brick-lined lake, significant lean on the tree, quite advanced fungal brackets Gano what, and reading the directory I'm thinking serious de-lignification? No brackets visible above ground level.

 

Andy,

First question to be answered : is it a rusty brown sporulating perennial Ganoderma or the white spores producing Perenniporia fraxinea ?

[Andy Collins]

In the top pic the brackets appear almost black, though it could be rusty in places. sorry not very good on the fungi:blushing: Just looked at the P. and it looks nearer to that, though blacker than shown pics. Thanks fpr the pointer in the right direction

Edited June 30, 2011 by Andy Collins

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

andy, its perenniporia fraxinea, of that I am certain.

[Andy Collins]

Thanks Tony, I looked it up after Gerrit mentioned it, and is my assumption now:thumbup1: Given the poor pics provided, the parasitic nature and the issues with this fungi, how aggressive is it? The tree is in a tricky spot, but not in a position that will endanger life or property. Just need an rough idea so I can maybe warn client and have give it a wider berth with fencing if necessary.

Edited June 30, 2011 by Andy Collins

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thanks Tony, I looked it up after Gerrit mentioned it, and is my assumption now:thumbup1: Given the poor pics provided, the parasitic nature and the issues with this fungi, how aggressive is it? The tree is in a tricky spot, but not in a position that will endanger life or property. Just need an rough idea so I can maybe warn client and have give it a wider berth with fencing if necessary.

 

Of all the trees ive seen with perenniporia all bar one still stand, I know of one ash in particular that is on a riverbank and undermined with massive colonisation of perenniporia for a decade that I know of. Its clear that it is a species specific relationship (maybe different on other hosts) but as for the ash, Im certain if the tree is healthy and vital compensation will be obvious within the root crown.

 

I wouldnt want a leaning tree with it over my home, but reduced and loadings kept low I dont see why ash cant be retained in the long term if monitored and or reduced. It is not one of the fungi that inspires fear in me, just caution.