Decay images

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Stansted pollution perhaps.

 

 

 

 

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What? they missed the perenni on beech? and the big dryadeus on the oak out front!

 

Sounds like i would have wasted my money on this one, phew.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thought it was about time i stuck some of mine in here-

 

Despite a lack of fruit body to confirm I am 100% certain this decay is the work of Polyporus squamosus, the tree species Populus nigra the mode of entry, wound, and the aggressive white rot of the entire ripewood region and distinct mycelial matt within the pith core.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Matthew Arnold]

Just trawled through my many pics and found some rather nice and serious Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus action. First trio of pics are on a Sycamore with a squirrel damaged crown and is in the target area of a heavily used bridge (going to be felled). The next two are taken about 500 metres away on a very tall Ash. The fungi has now come out of the root plate which is severely undermined by rabbits which has caused the collapse of the rootplate (on a very windy day the root plate on the collapsed side lifts by approx 3 inches. All of the trees in the vicinity are undermined and have various defects and are to be felled this winter due to the number of targets [House, Road, footpath and garden]). The last set are of more DS. The first set are of the brackets cracking through the Ash stump (you might be able to see the extent of the white rot in the pics). The second set are of the fungi 4 weeks later.

[Matthew Arnold]

Here are the missing pics. lol

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ganoderma resinaceum

 

 

 

 

 

[testcricket01]

Ganoderma resinaceum

 

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did that come down in todays winds?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

did that come down in todays winds?

 

2am this morning, straight through the porr lasses bedroom cieling!

[testcricket01]

2am this morning, straight through the porr lasses bedroom cieling!

 

any excuse to get in her bedroom with ya chainsaw hey , some people

[Graham]

Positive id would be good. On robinia.

 

 

[David Humphries]

Ganoderma resinaceum

 

That cross section is a very interesting shot Tony.

 

How high is that stump in the shot?

Can't quite tell from the angle.

 

I've not ever knowingly witnessed a resinaceum failure before.

 

So are we suggesting here, that trunk & roots are compromissed by the resion this one?

 

Can we rule out something else for the roots?

 

 

 

Was everyone Ok from that house?

 

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Edited November 13, 2010 by Monkey-D