Fungi id help

[sloth]

Agree wholeheartedly with Gerrit on the outcome for this Willow, although not entirely convinced that Garys shot is specifically a poorly developed fruitbody.

 

 

It's possible that it's just early stage like the ones in the first part of this set.

& that it may yet fully develop.

 

 

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Over what time frame were these shots taken please?

I've only ever found this twice, I think. Once on a willow when I first started this work and wasn't interested in fungi really, looking back it was quite impressive and I don't see what else it could have been. And last year what I think was a well past its best little'un on a cherry. Would love to find a nice one

[David Humphries]

Over what time frame were these shots taken please?

I've only ever found this twice, I think. Once on a willow when I first started this work and wasn't interested in fungi really, looking back it was quite impressive and I don't see what else it could have been. And last year what I think was a well past its best little'un on a cherry. Would love to find a nice one

 

 

First one was taken on the 23rd of May 2010.

 

Then the progression was captured every three or four days.

 

Last one was taken on the 28th 0f June 2010.

 

 

So roughly a month for all nine, but there was a 2 week gap between the last two shots.

 

 

 

This time lapse gives a visual reflection on the growth...........

 

Developing Fruit bodies.

 

 

 

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[sloth]

Ta very much

[the verminator]

sounds like ill have to go back and have another look to see if it has develop some more then. i would think that the tree will just be left to do what ever it wants as its on farmland next to a public footpath so ill have to rember to walk faster past it in the future

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

laeti/willow combination does not need to be fatal, at least not if the tree can be brought down in proportion to the development of decay. This willow was large, and had difficult stem form (dog leg on lean) fruit bodies visible above old wound but fruiting from old stub rather than broken through bark indicating it was for the most part contained, or that the tree was keeping pace with the decay, this was visible in the force flows and body language.

 

this was not the final reduction/pollard but an initial push to make it flush at lower points whilst retaining as much foliage for carb production as possible whilst significantly reducing sail and wieght loading.

 

This isnt an easy call to make and wouldnt hold it against anyone for felling such a tree, but read this tree and was satisfied with its vitality and abilities to overcome for some considerable time, time in which we could find a solution. I also evaluated how the failure would occur and concluded it would fold in such a manner as to provide very minimal risk to paths roads and to the biulding within range.

 

 

 

 

[David Humphries]

The one I posted above (next to the road) that we just carried out the dmp on, was only fruiting within the canopy 18 months ago.

 

So we reduced sail.

 

Now fruiting at the base, and not in the canopy.

So would infer that the decay has travelled further down the stem.

(probably always there, but perhaps more advanced now)

 

DMP went in like a knife through butter.

 

T/r is very thin.

 

Will be coming down in a couple of weeks.

 

 

 

 

How far down did your next reduction leave your Willow Tony ?

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The one I posted above (next to the road) that we just carried out the dmp on, was only fruiting within the canopy 18 months ago.

 

So we reduced sail.

 

Now fruiting at the base, and not in the canopy.

So would infer that the decay has travelled further down the stem.

(probably always there, but perhaps more advanced now)

 

DMP went in like a knife through butter.

 

T/r is very thin.

 

Will be coming down in a couple of weeks.

 

 

 

 

How far down did your next reduction leave your Willow Tony ?

 

 

 

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about another 40% mainly in wieght which was the main concern on the dog leg, the guys I did it for where still a bit "twitchy" so its probably been felled now, shall go check it out over the weekend.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

T/R was low on tensions higher on compressions so was pretty happy myself, not in the longer term but felt time was avaliable to retain on a managment basis with the third cut to be a full pollard and retain as hollowed stem with mop head to be pollarded bi annualy.

 

that WAS the plan but some people are hard to convince

[David Humphries]

Be encouraging to hear it's still there.

Kind of futile if it's been axed.

 

 

Sounds like a well thought out stratergy, & one that not many would consider, let alone facilitate

 

 

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[Fungus]

the third cut to be a full pollard and retain as hollowed stem with mop head to be pollarded bi annualy.

 

Tony,

With so many old willows in The Netherlands, except for old free standing "weeping willows" in parks, as a general strategy and pro-active action, we fully pollard them the first cut, before the remaining trunks hollows so far, that the second year branches on top of the "mop" head break or tare off before the second years "pruning" of the pollarded willow can take place. This way we conserve far more old pollarded willows, then if one would bring down the tree in three steps.