Desiccated fruitbodies

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ganoderma.

 

tbh I'm leaning toward applanatum.

But there's a slight pfeifferi look about them.

 

Anyhoos, that's not the real point.

 

Here they are in situe on an old fallen Beech trunk.

 

The later shots are of the inside of one of the brackets showing heavily desicated flesh which has left the shell of the bracket largely intact.

 

 

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Pfiefferi, allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll day long:thumbup1:

[Matthew Arnold]

Not quite desicated but a desicating Polyporus squamosus

[David Humphries]

Out walking this arvo at the back of where I live.

 

Really enjoy the hedgerows at this time of year.

 

revisited an Oak I had captured the developement of a Laetiporus fruitbody on.

 

Here's the remnant of the set that can be seen at this link.

 

Home - treefung-ous

 

You can see the cubical brown rot of the decay inside the wound, further up the affected branch.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

lovely habitat that one

[David Humphries]

lovely habitat that one

 

The hedgerows around here are littered with great standard & pollarded Oaks.

They provide such a wealth of corridor habitat.

Not specifically ancient but of a fine old age nonetheless.

 

 

Came across this set of desicating Inonotus dryadeus as well this arvo.

 

ftr, I note the cracking on the pore surface Tony.

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

 

Came across this set of desicating Inonotus dryadeus as well this arvo.

 

ftr, I note the cracking on the pore surface Tony.

 

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You dont have to convince me dude!

[David Humphries]

You dont have to convince me dude!

 

Think you missed the 'I' bit in the line that said .......'I note the cracking'

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

No, I knew what YOU was saying, i was talking about others being doubtful!

 

come on casper where are you!

 

bet hes lurking

[Fungus]

never seen it on ash but it is what it is for sure, soft annual, looking resi, theres no doubt.

 

Tony,

Apart from oaks, such as old Quercus robur and much younger Q. rubra (sometimes together with Grifola frondosa), I have also collected Ganoderma resinaceum from Fraxinus, Ulmus, Aesculus, Fagus, Platanus and Salix. Especially on Quercus rubra, Aesculus and Ulmus it can be dangerous because of the fast decomposition of the base of the tree and the transitions to the mayor roots, which makes the tree sensitive to sudden wind blasts.

Gerrit

[Fungus]

revisited an Oak I had captured the developement of a Laetiporus fruitbody on.

You can see the cubical brown rot of the decay inside the wound, further up the affected branch.

 

David,

Last year, I wrote an article (in German : Der Tintling - Die Pilzzeitung) on the preference of wood peckers for brown rotted trees over white rotted trees for the purpose of creating a nesting cavity inside of its trunk. Sometimes perennial species such as Phellinus robustus on Quercus rubra are "used" as a shelter over the entrance to prevent rain from coming in.

Gerrit

Edited May 1, 2011 by Fungus