Phaeolus schweinitzi

[migs]

Looking for your thoughts on phaeolus schweinitzii. Is it an instant fell on first sight? Or is there scope to monitor  and maintain? 

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[JAG63]

What are the targets and have you got the means to test extent of sound timber?

[daltontrees]

I agree with JAG63, contect is everything.

[migs]

yes you're correct, i failed to mention the potential target(s) of which one is a main road and the other is a footpath within a housing complex. Ive noticed that there are at least 3 pines infected with with Phaeolus and i havent finished my survey there yet. all three have roads as their target- 2 near a main road the other on a residential road.

 

 

[daltontrees]

3 hours ago, migs said:

yes you're correct, i failed to mention the potential target(s) of which one is a main road and the other is a footpath within a housing complex. Ive noticed that there are at least 3 pines infected with with Phaeolus and i havent finished my survey there yet. all three have roads as their target- 2 near a main road the other on a residential road.

 

 

They're not going to get better. Are thye providing current benefits that mean it's worth keeping them for as long as possible, including with a height reduction? If not, worth considering programming them in for removal and replanting? Please bear in mind that P.s. often follows infection by Armillaria, especially on former broadleaf sites, so maybe think about Armillaria resistant species (of which there are very few). If tehre are wothwhile benefits, it all comes down to detailed assessments tree-by-tree. Lonsdale says to treat infected wood as if it is a void. Als consider where the fruiting is, it can have bearing on which points might fail first.

[migs]

 Thanks for the input, my first thought was to remove and replant, just wanted to get a second opinion, this has helped confirm my decision,

 

Thank you