Fungus id needed please

[TonyP]

This fungus is on a common lime tree does anyone have any ideas what it is and the effect it will have on the tree?

Thanks Tony

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

look to the right of the base of this bracket, this photo is blurred and hard to say but i reckon i might be more concerned about the ustulina looking four lumps of charcoal!

 

the bracket is iether Ganoderma Species of a phelinus of some sort, but difficult to say iether way the tree needs a proper look at, if that is usulina it isnt good news as to the bracket determination of species is important, applanatum is not as critical as Australe/adspersum as the later has several rot modes and strategies for penetrating barrier zones.

 

are you local?

[John Hancock]

Good call mate!!

 

Eyes like hawks - love to see another picture to see if your right

[TonyP]

when i discovered it last autumn it started out pure white but over time it has turned the colour it is now.I also noticed last weekend at the top of the tree a branch has several brackets of fungus on that to would it be connected? i will take another picture tomorrow and post on here.I am based in East Sussex.Thanks Tony

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

when i discovered it last autumn it started out pure white but over time it has turned the colour it is now.I also noticed last weekend at the top of the tree a branch has several brackets of fungus on that to would it be connected? i will take another picture tomorrow and post on here.I am based in East Sussex.Thanks Tony

 

It is not likely to be connected to the fungus on the lowest part of the stem, I wouldnt rule it out, but fungi tend to have preferences to Root/trunk base ore flare such as Inonotus dryadeus. others like the stem and heavy limbs like Chicken of the woods and others like the branches, these mostly tend to be in the saprophytic division. if this bracket was white at the start it may well be adspersum as the white is the lip unfurling, like i said though this wants a proper look, especialy at the little black lumps that look like ustulina.

[Ian H]

look to the right of the base of this bracket, this photo is blurred and hard to say but i reckon i might be more concerned about the ustulina looking four lumps of charcoal!

 

the bracket is iether Ganoderma Species of a phelinus of some sort, but difficult to say iether way the tree needs a proper look at, if that is usulina it isnt good news as to the bracket determination of species is important, applanatum is not as critical as Australe/adspersum as the later has several rot modes and strategies for penetrating barrier zones.

 

are you local?

Awesome call Hamas especially given the blurring.

 

Eyes of a hawk indeed.:thumbup:

[TonyP]

new pics attached!!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I reckon thats phelinus robustus but as I predicted, you have the dreaded ustulina there fella. bummer. take the fruit body and post it me!

[TonyP]

Where would you like me to send the fruit body? Do you only handle the fungus side of a tree or do u still do tree work? as i have another question that i need answering about topping some ash tree's

Thanks Tony

[Giles Hill]

Hama, I know it's impossible to tell from photos, but I think your first ID on the bracket might be the right one. Shape isn't always reliable, but I think that lip around the edge of the bracket is more Ganoderma than Phelinus and the location of the fruit body at the base of the tree also fits the bill?

 

What will you do with the FB to make a positive ID?