The Meripilus thread!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

What a cracking Tree, who's managing it Tony?

 

 

Any grafting in the canopy?

 

 

.

 

I am not 100% certain who is managing this one David, though I am trying to find out. i have a feeling Stileman is the consultant with his old company love and stileman doing the works. longdean pk hemel hempstead.

 

it is great work, I am very impressed.

[scotspine1]

Like the way you're taking into account the habitat value to Stag beetle larvae, Tim

 

Mmmmmm....Lets see? Stag beetle larvae accomodation? or tree falling on house? thats a tricky one.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Mmmmmm....Lets see? Stag beetle larvae accomodation? or tree falling on house? thats a tricky one.

 

i think monkey is refering to the stump idea, ie down to a stump, which could house the stags!

 

do I asume correct david?

[David Humphries]

Somewhere betwixt the two.................

 

 

Tim knows I was trying to make a funny.

 

 

.

[arb culture]

:thumbup:Very nice pics Hama.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I saw this Beeches root plate some years ago and suspected it had Merripilus due to the unusualy flat wide roots and buttressing. We felled this tree today for completely different reasons, but this little group of photos just reinforces much of what some of us are trying to say regarding the often saprophytic lifestyle of this most feared of fungi. This tree was taller than most and elevated on a very exposed hilltop location.

 

 

 

[western]

wicked pic's mate:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

And so here we are, a great year for meripilus, (all fungi in fact) a top top year for a bit of research.

 

mr JFL, I think your a smart dude, and onto a definate winner, here for all to see are what i believe are two prime examples of JFL's theory, if hes right one of these will be known as merripilus giganteus var "forbseii" and reckon he deserves it too.

 

So first up, the nasty version, the dark coloured fatter profiled (all these dark ones on failures!) and slightly orange hued, even more "warted" undersided merrip:thumbdown: Boooo hissss

 

 

And what is increasingly looking like a wholy saprophytic version, the larger thinner almost foliace at the margin, what i believe is the truly giant poly pore as it is always much bigger, i think this ones a stunner, note the dysfunction in the old vet! beauty

 

[David Humphries]

Fine contrasting images, shows the difference really well.

 

 

 

.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ive gone to a lot of trouble to seek this out, I believe some day not too long in the future, we maybe, maybe just be able to assign different failure criteria to SOME meripilus colonisations.

 

And that is worth a lot of effort, for an old beech is a thing of beauty and we shouldnt be wiping them out if there is a chance the merrip is just a simple saprobe.

 

so listen up knee jerkers, dont always judge a book buy its cover, Mycology rocks.

Edited August 25, 2010 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad