the body language of Decay, The Delights of D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

check out this sink! G. australe (suspected due to aggressive consumption)

 

[RobArb]

without a FB present can you tell how the sink was caused i.e. with fung did it?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

without a FB present can you tell how the sink was caused i.e. with fung did it?

Not really, certain clues will exist to narrow it down, ie tree species and local "natural nieghbourhood" etc oh and as far as my experience goes all white rotters which helps narrow:thumbup1: it down

[Fungus]

certain clues will exist ... all white rotters which helps narrow it down

 

Especially white rotters with their mycelia in the phase of changing the central wood column's flexibility-stiffness ratio towards less stiffness and more flexibility then normal by decomposing lignine first and the bulk of cellulose afterwards.

[RobArb]

ta:thumbup:

[Matthew Arnold]

What you recon to this then? Fagus sylvatica with obvious ripples in the bark. We have one peice of deadwood soon to removed with Clustered Bracket. No signs of die back in crown but fair amount of deadwood soon to be removed as over busy footpath.

[sloth]

What you recon to this then? Fagus sylvatica with obvious ripples in the bark. We have one peice of deadwood soon to removed with Clustered Bracket. No signs of die back in crown but fair amount of deadwood soon to be removed as over busy footpath.

 

Compression buckles, caused by the forces present as a result of the compression fork below it? Or, and I'm sure hama will correct, auricularia mesenterica causing wrinkly socks!

[sloth]

check out this sink! G. australe (suspected due to aggressive consumption)

 

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So these bark sinks, is the area of sunken bark dead? Ie, how can you tell if it is a sink, or necrotic bark with the surrounding wood still laying down thick growth? Sorry if its a silly question or obvious answer!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

What you recon to this then? Fagus sylvatica with obvious ripples in the bark. We have one peice of deadwood soon to removed with Clustered Bracket. No signs of die back in crown but fair amount of deadwood soon to be removed as over busy footpath.

 

Inonotus cuticularis in association with its language, the wrinkly sock for which this fungi is very weel characterised by this decay. Nice to see others confirming my theories!

 

Compression buckles, caused by the forces present as a result of the compression fork below it? Or, and I'm sure hama will correct, auricularia mesenterica causing wrinkly socks!

 

nope, mesenterica language is not wrinkly but fractured and helical crack forming in late stages, can be interpreted as torsional fracture via mechanical loading but is in fact a combination of necrotic areas as mesenterica follows the path of least resistance I.e wall one the tyloses, and as a bark/cambium parasite this is to be expected.

[Matthew Arnold]

We are planning on getting the tree braced due to the tight fork. Is the buckling/rippling something we should be concerned about or just see how much more rippling occurs over the next few years?