Inonotus hispidus or not?

[benedmonds]

Several brackets up to about 3m on an ash. aprox 30cm across.

 

My thoughts are Inonotus hispidusbut most stock photo's have a a white underside. Second photo shows blck dessicated bracket.

[benedmonds]

Sorry first picture shows underside and dessicated bracket

[David oakman]

I was looking at a freshly pollarded ash today and it had two inonotus hispidus brackets growing on the underside of the goblet about2 metres up new growth only a few days old.

[Rebecca Harrison]

Hi, We have an Ash on site which has Inonotus on it and the old Inonotus brackets often look black/dark on the underside and much like your photos.

hope that helps

[David Humphries]

Came across this Inonotus hispidus on a Malus this morning.

Due to it's known propensity for severe & rapid decay, to mitigate against the potential for brittle fracture this little fellas for the chop