Roadside Decay

[Arbgirl]

It was effectively 4/5 semi mature trees in a large stone planter wasnt it!

[David Humphries]

Couple from earlier out & about today.

 

Inonotus dryadeus on Oak

& Rigidoporus ulmarius on Horse Chjestnut

 

Both have had reduction works, but would be interesting to know what the surveyors thoughts were?

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

nice finds david, that dryadeus was in good nick for this time of year!

[David Humphries]

Suprising, is it not.

 

Thought it was just a plastic bag, when I caught it in the corner of me eye.

 

Casper noted it was dryadeus, so after an errand further up the road, I went back for a closer gander.

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

shame, that Oak is on the way out, and no amount od pruning will sort it

[David Humphries]

shame, that Oak is on the way out, and no amount od pruning will sort it

 

 

 

Canopy won't sustain itself. But epi on the trunk is seemingly vital.

 

I would reduce it in maybe three phases, if it was on my patch.

 

But then, I'd be happy to manage it as standing dead if it didn't survive any works.

 

It's in Mill Hill, toward the top of Hammers lane, if you're ever in the area.

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Rgidiporus/poplar- always a bad combination:thumbdown:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[David Humphries]

Did you give it a shove just before you took the shot of it on the ground ?

 

 

I'm guessing you told the LA about this & they did nowt?

 

Do you know if it caused any damage?

 

 

 

 

Can't recall having seen such a bright orange pore surface.

 

Great shots matey

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Did you give it a shove just before you took the shot of it on the ground ?

 

 

I'm guessing you told the LA about this & they did nowt?

 

Do you know if it caused any damage?

 

 

 

 

Can't recall having seen such a bright orange pore surface.

 

Great shots matey

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they got told alright, was a petrol garage forecourt though.

 

got a host of freshly added layers on rigi being orange, tis common on newly forming rigi

[David Humphries]

Had to get out of the house for thirty minutes this morning.

Thought, I know, i'll go ave a look at that bracket I glimpsed out of the corner of me eye the other day..............................I know, I know

 

 

Any hoos, was doin me thing, when the lady of the adjacent property comes out of the door & says, are you from the council?

Is there a problem?

 

"Sunday morning in me civies driving a honda at 08:00 hrs..........hardly the council now am I luv" says I

 

"I spoke to the council about this tree last year, it's been dropping twigs & leaves all over my front garden" - says she

 

 

"Spoke to a nice man called Mr 'Branch' " - she says, I kid you not !!!!

 

"No I'm just kind of weird, I'm a local that's in to Fungi, is all.

I'd be a little more concerned about the decay that will probably cause this tree to snap in half, than a few twigs to be honest" say I

 

 

"Oh right, hadn't noticed it. I'd better call them again tomorrow then"

 

 

Think I'll pop an invoice in the letter box later

 

 

 

 

 

Desicated hispidus, I'd of thought.............

 

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