Keizer's Fungi Q & A.

[RobArb]

cheers ta:thumbup:

 

just need pointing in the right direction or vacinity and i'll go learn something

[Fungus]

whats going on here (we took this padus down as a result)

 

Rob,

Any signs of silver-leaf disease ?

[Fungus]

don't think its the dryinus?

 

I agree, much too reddish brown for a dried out Pleurotus dryinus, which mostly also has an excentrical stem, so based on the colour and the absence of a stem, P. ostreatus would be right.

[RobArb]

Rob,

Any signs of silver-leaf disease ?

 

nope none?

[RobArb]

I agree, much too reddish brown for a dried out Pleurotus dryinus, which mostly also has an excentrical stem, so based on the colour and the absence of a stem, P. ostreatus would be right.

 

for some reason i just don't think it is P. ostreatus, i know your the expert and i'm probably wrong:lol: but it just doesn't "feel" (gut) like it??

[David Humphries]

 

i have also looked on the fugin directory too david but alas to know avail i keep finding it difficult to identify things unless i trawl through each one singularly:001_huh:

 

Hi Rob,

 

Do you use the Search Key Word function?

 

For instance, if you type in 'mushroom' to the box, the directory searches the gallery list for 'mushrooms'

 

I ran that & it came back with a list of 12

Included was Pleurotus ostreatus, as an example.

 

If you searched for 'bracket' it comes back with a list of 25.

 

Also you could try searching, colour, pores, gills etc........

 

So you can narrow it down quite a lot, without having to trawl through all the 70 + galleries.

 

 

 

 

Hope this helps

 

 

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[Fungus]

nope none?

 

So we can exclude Chondrostereum purpureum ?

[Fungus]

for some reason i just don't think it is P. ostreatus, i know your the expert and i'm probably wrong:lol: but it just doesn't "feel" (gut) like it??

 

Rob,

After developing reddish spots on top, P. ostreatus entirely turns pale to reddish brown.

[Fungus]

whats going on here (we took this padus down as a result)

 

Rob,

Did you also consider you could be dealing with Tripe fungus (Auricularia mesenterica), provided the brackets have a gelatinous or rubbery structure ? Maybe Tony can have another look at it ?

[armybloke]

Found this Polyporus squamosus on a Tilia sp yesterday on an old storm tear. Target unfortunately is a kiddies playpark. The significant size of the fruiting body suggests it is flourishing well and has plenty to consume? I am considering making a recommendation that it be removed on the grounds of safety as it is a white rotter and therefore tensile and compressive strength is diminished. This tree will be subject to windsnap I suspect? Your verdict would be welcome

 

There is also another smaller bracket of the same species in the picture further up the stem on an old pruning wound

Edited May 11, 2011 by armybloke