Decay images

[David Humphries]

Been called out to see this one today.... Golf course, very lucky it didn't cause damage / harm given the proximity of the footpath....

 

Laetiporus?

 

 

 

 

 

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[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Laetiporus?

 

 

 

 

 

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Didn't see any on this tree but it was a fairly quick look to quote for removal. May get a closer look if invited to remove it. Nearby on another Oak there are large Inonotus dryadeus + desiccated bodies + several previous fruiting points, and extensive hollowing. I've been casually observing these for a couple of years. I'm hoping they may soon realise there may be a requirement for inspections.

[Jake Andrews]

Removed a birch today that had 'suddenly' died over winter. We removed the top just as normal but when cutting through the last 8ft of trunk we were amazed by the radial cracks and the infiltrating mycelium. The discs were very easy to split and snap and the bottom trunk was noticeable lighter in weight than the top sections. Would not have been long before nature would have taken its course and we would have been there on a clean up job. We suspect Armillaria sp to have caused the damage.

[David Humphries]

Armillaria looks a good call, note any rhizomorphs around the trunk collar ?

 

 

 

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[Jake Andrews]

Literally found one tiny rhizomorph which was odd considering the severity of infection to the trunk. Adjacent to the birch was a dead hazel clump and a dead lawson stump which could be connected.

Tried lightly digging the ground to see if we could find anything but nothing to report.

My suspicion is that the tree was suffering long before it died. Just not to the untrained eye.

[David Humphries]

Phellinus igniarius and associated white rot, rife within these willow that we were working around over the last couple of days

 

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[sean]

Probably one of my favourite decay finds.

[David Humphries]

Very cool Sean, looks like you just broke a twix open

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Unknown species and number of endophytic fungi colonising this lump of beech taken from 15m height.

 

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[sloth]

Those circles running up and down just left of the centre are peculiar. Is that a decay pattern, or frass filled bore holes running along the length of the branch? Great find in any case...