Yet more Dryads Saddle pics

[Matthew Arnold]

Whilst looking through the pics i have take nwhilst at work. I found some nice ones of some extensive Dryads saddle growing from a massive Ash stump( hence the reason for felling). Has anyone seen Dryad's Saddle growth like this?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ive seen clumps of saddles on ash cords that swamped the wood so you could barely see it, a prolific fruiter in the right circumstances. it does love ash and sycamore.

[Matthew Arnold]

the fruiting bodies died off in May then re-sprouted in July and they just went nuts. I couldn't get any pictures of it then as we had a nice big Hornets nest in the stump which i found out to my cost. got stung atleast 25 times. Ended up in the local A & E for nearly 2 hours being doped up on anti-histamines

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

crikey! and my boss thinks I am a big girls blouse for not wanting to do a tree with hornets!

[Matthew Arnold]

My colleagues heard me scream and saw me run like **** stripping down to my boxers. The boss said he thought i had become a bit of a loon lol. nice bit from the sympathy as usual