Any ideas what this is?

[Matthew Arnold]

If it is I. hispidus then we would send off for it too be recorded but our tree officer has saaid it is more likely to be Dryad's Saddle as we have a lot of it in the area and only 6 ash tree and 2 sycamore with hispidus. But does D. Saddle normally grow 40ft+ up?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I.hispidus on Tilia would be very rare as there is only one record on the Fungal Records Database of Britain & Ireland - 'On fallen, dead Tilia trunk, 26/10/2002, Shropshire'.

I am currently observing I.hispidus growing on a dead Ulmus stump, and on another Ulmus stump next to it, is Meripilus giganteus - both new hosts for me.

 

Interesting stuff forest:thumbup1:

 

I do think that these records are a bit short though, as there are simply not that many with the eyes to know when a thing is unusual.

 

Some say G. pfiefferi is rare! I can assure you it most certainly is not!

 

tell me forest, what do you think of this season? and the last few years? but especialy THIS one, Ive seen more fruit this year, and recorded my first of so many new fungi to me that it defies belief, its a truly wonderful time to be out in the ancient woods:thumbup:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

If it is I. hispidus then we would send off for it too be recorded but our tree officer has saaid it is more likely to be Dryad's Saddle as we have a lot of it in the area and only 6 ash tree and 2 sycamore with hispidus. But does D. Saddle normally grow 40ft+ up?

 

 

!!! sycamore too! cool:001_cool:

 

And yes, hispidus and P. squamosus are both high fruiting species, wherever there is a wound youll find these two, be that 100ft or ten feet of the ground.

[Matthew Arnold]

Interesting stuff forest:thumbup1:

 

I do think that these records are a bit short though, as there are simply not that many with the eyes to know when a thing is unusual.

 

Some say G. pfiefferi is rare! I can assure you it most certainly is not!

 

tell me forest, what do you think of this season? and the last few years? but especialy THIS one, Ive seen more fruit this year, and recorded my first of so many new fungi to me that it defies belief, its a truly wonderful time to be out in the ancient woods:thumbup:

 

Hama

 

i have also noticed the "explosion" of Honey fungus this year. Trees last year that were perfectly healthy have had fruiting bodies along most of there root plates. Would it be the damp summers and warm autumns causing this?

 

Also we have a Sycamore in an avenue of Sycamores and Norway Maples that has over the past few years leaved in early june and then shed its leaves in early october. No sign of fungi aroundthe base. No excessive soil compaction around the base either. But it is a regular dog weeing point. Would dog wee eventually kill the tree?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Hama

 

i have also noticed the "explosion" of Honey fungus this year. Trees last year that were perfectly healthy have had fruiting bodies along most of there root plates. Would it be the damp summers and warm autumns causing this?

 

Also we have a Sycamore in an avenue of Sycamores and Norway Maples that has over the past few years leaved in early june and then shed its leaves in early october. No sign of fungi aroundthe base. No excessive soil compaction around the base either. But it is a regular dog weeing point. Would dog wee eventually kill the tree?

 

 

The armilarias or honey are always there ranger, though we are currently seeing a surge of fungal activity and this is the result of a stressed tre population, nationaly. we have had a lot of droughts, this year especialy, you say wet summers, what wet summers? we have only had two wet summers in the last 9, at least here in the colne valley and surrounding areas.

 

Armilaria will act as a saprobe on old dying or dead roots, and also consume the ripe wood and heartwood of many trees without causing the death of the tree, I see ash frequently with decayed cores and honey, that seem to go on living just fine, its only realy when times are hard these things get a foot in the door.

 

Dog urine if in vast and frequent amounts does change the soil chemistry, and I have been watching many trees that are in such spots and they are stressed and suffering, through the urea and via the compaction of heavey human interactions.

[sean]

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Dog urine if in vast and frequent amounts does change the soil chemistry' date=' and I have been watching many trees that are in such spots and they are stressed and suffering, through the urea and via the compaction of heavey human interactions.[/quote]

 

The oaks situated around the carparks in Richmond Park are all suffering. Cars pull up, doors open and off go the dogs......P and S everywhere!!! Coupled with the amount of pedestrian traffic these areas are subjected to the oaks are in a bad way and we have had to take a fair number down in the last year or so. The worst hit area for dogs and peds also has a high number of oaks with AOD. A coincidence?? Was it Mr Green who also raised the possibility of worming tablets possibly having an effect?

[Matthew Arnold]

To give you an idea of how much the site is used. We have approximately 800-1000 visits a day. Which we have equated to 2 dogs per person. So there is lots of dog urine going onto the trees. The urine appears to be only affecting the Sycamores. We felled one last year as it had come down with the dreaded Phytophthora. Which our tree officer had said may have been caused by the dog urine. We do have a contractor top the areas around the trees but it is only done when required. So the soil compaction isnt too severe.There is a deadwood monolith about 2 trees down with Kretzschmaria deusta but we would have seen it on the tree that is dying.