Roadside Decay

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I have the exact same sort of image but a fresh body also on sorbus! interesting, amazed it hadnt dropped yet!

[David Humphries]

interesting, amazed it hadnt dropped yet!

 

Wonder if it is related to moisture desication after sporolation.

 

Maybe the quicker they dry out the lighter they are & the longer they stay attached.

 

 

this one is pretty dry.

 

 

Should be a soggy black lump of mush on the floor

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Wonder if it is related to moisture desication after sporolation.

 

Maybe the quicker they dry out the lighter they are & the longer they stay attached.

 

 

this one is pretty dry.

 

 

Should be a soggy black lump of mush on the floor

 

 

 

 

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Im sure your right, although its unusual for such an exposed body to dry out and remain, usualy its those that are sheltered and overhung to some degree.

[David Humphries]

another retained hispidus on this ash from earlier today.

 

Suprising to see such a tree maintained roadside.

 

But looks imo (apart from the heavy handed topping) a keeper.

 

 

Would be interesting to know what the future intentions are.......?

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

looking at the last shot, the necroses (hispidus canker) is going to cause an opening of the limb in a torsional moment (lift) I would be pollarding that back soon to some of those epis.

[David Humphries]

That's possibly their intention.

 

Hit it hard, see if "she cannae take it captain" and then retrench again.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

she WILL defo t\ake it, loadsa life left in that, good active flows and woundwood formations

[David Humphries]

Someone tipped me off to a bracket at height on an 'Oak' a while back.

Remembered about it today & was in the area so went had a butch.

 

The thought of a dryadeus up on the trunk got me a little interested.

 

Turned out to be 'Ash' & just a bunch of old desicated Inonotus hispidus.......boooo

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

bet they was reeet handsome when fresh

[David Humphries]

I'll try & remember to go back later this year.

 

 

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