Inonotus dryadeus

[John Hancock]

Nice pic of Inonotus dryadeus. Oak tree, Hanbury Woods, Worcester. Well there would be if the pic would load....

[Bundle 2]

Yeah...affeects mostly ash round here...heart rotter..a killer...very dangerous fungus...

[Steve Bullman]

sorry john, we're having probs with pics tonight, should be sorted by the morn

[Amelanchier]

I've seen it most on oak in norfolk.

[Bundle 2]

...really...

[Marc]

Yeah...affeects mostly ash round here...heart rotter..a killer...very dangerous fungus...

 

I think your thinking of Inonotus hispidus, I think.

 

The problem with Inonotus on Ash is the tree often shows no sign of ill health in the crown, the structure of the limb affected by Inonotus is more brittle than usual so can be prone to failiure. Even though the tree looks healthy.

 

Usually easy to spot by fresh fruiting bodies on the stems, or by the black roughly diamond shaped pattern left when the fruiting bodies fall. Also a good place to look is on the ground for old fruiting bodies.

 

 

But I could be talking rubbish, so if anyone knows better, please enlighten me.

 

Be good to see those pics John, I have'nt come across dryadeus yet, sure i'd recognise it if I did though.

[MattyF]

I think your thinking of Inonotus hispidus, I think.

 

The problem with Inonotus on Ash is the tree often shows no sign of ill health in the crown, the structure of the limb affected by Inonotus is more brittle than usual so can be prone to failiure. Even though the tree looks healthy.

 

Usually easy to spot by fresh fruiting bodies on the stems, or by the black roughly diamond shaped pattern left when the fruiting bodies fall. Also a good place to look is on the ground for old fruiting bodies.

 

 

But I could be talking rubbish, so if anyone knows better, please enlighten me.

 

Be good to see those pics John, I have'nt come across dryadeus yet, sure i'd recognise it if I did though.

 

your right marc its inonotus hipidus thats common on ash.

Its classed as a white rot, ash can apear healthy but have a complete break down of lignin and cellulose usually causing some mechanical break down as the rays are not as lignified as some species so are rapidly weakened so that cells can very easily be pulled apart....nast stuff on ash i usually fell any in prominant situations if its identified.

[MattyF]

results of inonotus hispadus on ash.

this tree was riddled with it ....any sound wood split niceley though.

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[ecolojim]

the dryadeus? does it commonly appear around the base of the tree? I THINK i might be able to get some good pictures of one of our big oaks that I think has it going on google images pictures as reference. IN my youth I used to smash it off with a spade, so I'll see if it has regrouped

[Bundle 2]

I think your thinking of Inonotus hispidus, I think.

 

Ooopppss...

I did not think that the white rots were considered to be brittle, usually they are very soft.....?