Help please

[Rupe]

I'm not good at these! Maybe they are on here already, look like peaches, a bit fuzzy and at the moment they are dripping!

 

Growing on bark that is covering an old wound on a Turkey Oak.

[Arob]

I would like a guess at this and suggest Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina Hepatica

See bottom of p1 of Monkeyd's 'Strategies of Fungal Decay' thread.

I have double checked against ID book but have to say that this is still only a guess.

[David oakman]

to high for fistulina hepitica try inonotus dryadeus:001_smile:

[Arob]

I stand corrected, thanks David

 

Is the exudate a major clue to IDing this one?

 

Just answered this myself looking at monkeyd's reply to vdubens ganoderma???? thread - though have to say those and other pics I've just seen have sall spots coming from pores, whereas the pics above look like egg wash baked on pies (if you know what I mean), is this because it is immature?

[Rupe]

Thanks guys. I just looked at soem other photo online and it looks different to inonotus dryadeus, but descriptions sound right and its common on oak.

 

I'll go with that unless anyone has any other ideas?

 

Seems a slow death is ahead for this tree!? That area of bark in the picture is quite new its covering a large vertical scar which has wood pecker exploration holes at the top, so some soft heartwood is already present. Its overhanging a road on an estate open to the public. Will program it for removal.

[Mr Ed]

I have exactly the same on a big Ash, the fruiting body has appeared about 30ft up.

Again, its on an estate, but overhangs the main road, so its coming down tomorrow.

I think as Innonotus ages, it drys and goes black.

[Lee Winger]

looks similar to young Phellinus ignarius, but i'd say Davids correct...

[U1200]

I have exactly the same on a big Ash, the fruiting body has appeared about 30ft up.

Again, its on an estate, but overhangs the main road, so its coming down tomorrow.

I think as Innonotus ages, it drys and goes black.

 

What you have on your ash is king alfreads balls, can't remember the latin. Once you see that on a ash there's no going back.http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/fungi/Daldinia_concentrica/more_info.html

[Mr Ed]

No, its not Daldinea, Its the innonotus. I have seen Innonotus go much darker though as it ages.

[Giles Hill]

I. dryadeus is a butt rotting fungus. I don't think it necessarilly kills oaks, but it can weaken them and lead to branch loss. I saw it recently on an old oak pollard in a car park and it was decided to retain the tree, but re-pollard it to remove the danger of large branches falling off and also to reduce wind leverage, so the stem won't snap. That's the plan anyway.

 

If it's an Ionotus 30ft up in an ash tree then it's more likely to be I. hispidus.