The Ganoderma thread!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Great thread. I always learn from these and one day I might have enough knowledge to contribute!

Actually, I was pruning a big Q. Robur the other day and noticed a Gano bracket under the tree, the butt is hollowing out.

I'm going back to get photos and to figure out what species of Gano it is. I'll share.

Keep it coming.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

bring it on bad boy !

 

I got nothing but time & a stuffed to the rafters 250 gig external hard drive ready to play

 

 

 

Seriously though for a minute, what's your thoughts on the 'australe/adspersum' being on this dead stick ????

 

 

 

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The australe done for the stressed tree, the appla no doubt activated by the possible lightning strike, the australe taking the mickey on a stress situation.

 

very interesting wish i understood more so i could participate ! could you tell me why these particular fungus are generally found at the base of tree or is that incorrect ? thanks .

 

ganodermas are butt rotters, all fungi have their "zone" of preference, ganos are root to lower but decays and thats where you will find them fruiting. Many fungi specialise in many parts, some prune out fine dead twigs like the peniophoras, others like |grifola pure root consumers (OLD hertwood) I should realy do a thread on fungi " from Rhizosphere to canopy"

 

The Hamsters thread, i'll let him answer that for you

 

 

 

 

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call me hamster again and I will squash thee!

[log dog]

ta have loads of questions will try only ask the not so daft ones

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

ta have loads of questions will try only ask the not so daft ones

 

its not a daft question if you need to ask it, dont be shy:thumbup1:

[David Humphries]

The australe done for the stressed tree, the appla no doubt activated by the possible lightning strike, the australe taking the mickey on a stress situation.

 

call me hamster again and I will squash thee!

 

 

 

 

Not that i claim to have anything resembling a good memory these days (), but I don't recall there being any Gano present when I reduced that to a mono 12 years ago.

 

if I remember corectly, it was a storm damaged failure.

 

But like I said, time isn't kind on the grey matter as you'll no doubt soon find out.

 

 

 

Oh by the way, I do believe that it was Amanita 'rubescens' that you were desperately & rather sadly trying to remember last week

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

But like I said, time isn't kind on the grey matter as you'll no doubt soon find out.

 

 

 

Oh by the way, I do believe that it was Amanita 'rubescens' that you were desperately & rather sadly trying to remember last week

 

 

 

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It wasnt a senior moment, its just one of those rare things that happens when im trying to store much more, that ryvardens is a lot to commit to memory! was bound to shove a few blocks of info out putting that lot in!

[David Humphries]

that ryvardens is a lot to commit to memory! was bound to shove a few blocks of info out putting that lot in!

 

 

 

Worth the money ?

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Not that i claim to have anything resembling a good memory these days (), but I don't recall there being any Gano present when I reduced that to a mono 12 years ago.

 

if I remember corectly, it was a storm damaged failure.

 

 

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Maybe the mycelium had been present but contained and stable, and imperfect, only to be activated by the ingress of air and stress after the storm damage.

 

In subsequent years and dysfunction a plenty, further colonisations and sexual stages possible, a fruit they did.

[William]

its not a daft question if you need to ask it, dont be shy:thumbup1:

 

If I was inspecting an oak tree (on a busy highway) that had Ganoderma, but I was unable to tell the different between applanatum or adspersum, would this affect my management recommendations -would having applanatum be of more concern than the adspersum say?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Worth the money ?.

 

MMmmmm Im still deciding, obviously they will be of use, considerable use but as to value for the cash? let you know later this evening after a bit more Ryvarden digestion:thumbup1:

 

If I was inspecting an oak tree (on a busy highway) that had Ganoderma, but I was unable to tell the different between applanatum or adspersum, would this affect my management recommendations -would having applanatum be of more concern than the adspersum say?

 

Oh yes, it most certainly would, G. applanatum is arguably wholly saprobic, whereas Ganoderma australe has considerable capacity to penetrate healthy sapwood and can even use the barrier zone as a food source! it would appear to have some difficulty in the phenols within oaks however, but in a horsechestnut its a savage which can consume it in a frightening space of time.