Is this bad news?

[Justme]

I have a small mixed woodland plot. Some of the largest trees are beeches, they all seem to have some amount of problems.

 

Most seem to have what looks like bleeding sores in the main trunk. However this week I have noticed one tree in particular that has a large patch of fungal growths aprox 2 foot by 3 foot on the base of the trunk. It is also on the tree that did not fully leaf up this year & just seemed to be doing badly.

 

 

 

 

So is this fatal?

If so how soon should I be dealing with it?

(its natural fall would see it landing on my parking spot.)

Would this come under the dead dying / diseased felling exemptions?

If not fatal can I do any thing to help it?

Is this the same problem as the bleeding sores on the other trees?

[Treegeek]

You need to be speaking to hamadryad he seems to know his stuff big time.

[chris cnc]

Hama the fungi shark will no doubt sniff this one out in no time!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ha ha ha, you lot crack me up!

 

the fungi in question is bulgaria iquinans, the black bulgar, this is often just sapro on fallen/dead timber, but is also known to cause canker and dysfunction in beeches.

 

theres a fair amount of info on this one out there.

[chris cnc]

there he goes, pouncing on the thread as if from nowhere, administering a lethal dose of fungi knowledge... then disappearing back into the depths of his own murky world...

[RobArb]

a bit like a fungal fruiting body:thumbup:

[chris cnc]

some say he has mycelium running through his veins...

[dangerous brian]

You are the train spotter of the funghi world,very impressive.

[Treegeek]

there he goes, pouncing on the thread as if from nowhere, administering a lethal dose of fungi knowledge... then disappearing back into the depths of his own murky world...

 

a bit like a fungal fruiting body:thumbup:

 

But which one my fungi knowledge is poor ???

[chris cnc]

hahaah ask Hama!