the body language of Decay, The Delights of D

[Matthew Arnold]

Nice one lorry, now, this ones pholiota squarosus, a root decay fungi that is also responsible for forming cavities within the butt of many broadleafs, not seen it on Cherry before. It will cause a swell low down and on the major roots, as your eye told you was the case:thumbup1:

 

big fat wide roots are usualy the result of an internal decay pressence, a lot of poeple do not realise it, but many a tree is decayed, it takes a little while, but when you see the language of the various strategies of decay youll know they are there long before they fruit, and long after too.

 

This does have a down side, too many folk with eyes on this level and the trees being felled around town will go through the roof!

 

Bit like this then.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

not sure of top image poor photo, bottom image looks like typical ash with pholiota squarosus decay compensation, fairly open grown is it?

[Matthew Arnold]

Yep. Mature Ash about 50 metres away from a footpath so no problems with root compaction. We have a deadwood monolith Ash about 150 metres away with Honey fungus and pholiota squarosus and a few other beauties as well. Crown is reasonably healthy. Maybe a deadwood but the tree has been left to its own devices as its not in falling distance of any targets.

[RobArb]

whats going on here then? took these today on site, drive past this cherry loads but never actually get out and look at it, only reason i saw this was because i had to clear leaves off the grass!?!? Its quite a girty cherry and has had "work" (not by me haha) done on it before..

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Oh looky! i say ive not seen pholita on cherry and theres two posts in one night!

 

And again we see the typical low swell and root girth increases associated with this root decay fungi

[RobArb]

can you tell how far gone it is or is that trying to grasp to much?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i reckon its had this for over a decade, probably 20 years, and coping fine, but would be interesting to investigate the theory

[RobArb]

and for a lamen like me (I am learning slowly), how would the theory be investigated? would you have to take the tree down and ring it up to see what is happening?

[RobArb]

tell ya what.. think i need to go back to GCSE chemistry, everything i have learned so far all boils down to chemical reactions between EVERYTHING! apparently the inhibitors of the enzyme xanthine oxidase present in squarrosa are being used clinically to reduce the side effects of gouty athritis..!!

 

isn't chemistry brill

Edited November 10, 2010 by RobArb

[Bundle 2]

Cherries all have "great hairy bruisers" for root systems.

Nursery production has given rise to a great many grafts also.

 

Enjoying the thread!