whats this?

[john p]

found these at base of large Oak by play area,dead wooded the tree and it felt quite 'brittle',any thoughts?sorry about picture quality!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

not enough to go on!

[john p]

not enough to go on!

 

sorry,what else do you need to know?its in a very damp area,not very vigourous growth,can try and get better photos next week,

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Take a shot of the tree from a distance to give me context of habitat, a close up of pore surface, spore colour if avaliable.

 

I have a suspicion but its just a hunch

[john p]

Take a shot of the tree from a distance to give me context of habitat, a close up of pore surface, spore colour if avaliable.

 

I have a suspicion but its just a hunch

 

it s in a north facing valley,10 meters from a stream,surrounded by tall Alders,it has a big platform all around it (built around tree).whats your hunch?bad?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

well I reckon its possibly G. australe, there isnt much info as yet on its affects on Oak, but it is very aggressive on aesculus (chestnuts) I reckon oaks not so aggressive but yet to be proven and as i said its just a hunch

[john p]

thanks,will get you some better photos next week.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

trouble is this isnt a great example, there is some fresh forming ones so maybe soon there will be a more descriptive bracket, till then were just guessing, you could always send a sample off to kew?