Hamadryads diary- a new chapter

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Lots of Ganos today, though australe seems to be distinctly lacking in this wood, only found it a couple of times here, (frishden beeches) although elswhere on the site G.Australe is more dominant with the pfeifferi almost confined to this area, it is as though they have there own "patch"

 

First 5 images all G. pfeifferi, note the panic (small unformed) brackets in the last shot, I think G. pfeifferi is a very weak parasite, almost saprobic maybe only marginaly more so than the relativley benign G lipsiense=applanatum. observe it fruiting in between the forceflows/butress roots, and panic fruiting despite the tree being alive and well, just as with G. lipsiense=applanatum colonisations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then next five images g. lipsiense=applanatum, the flys are yellow flat foots. this year is mega for flat foot flies, maybe the early warm weather gave them a boost?

 

 

 

 

 

[Fungus]

G. pfeifferi, note the panic (small unformed) brackets in the last shot, I think G. pfeifferi is a very weak parasite, almost saprobic maybe only marginaly more so than the relativley benign G. lipsiense. observe it fruiting in between the forceflows/butress roots, and panic fruiting despite the tree being alive and well, just as with G. lipsiense colonisations. Then next five images G. lipsiense

 

Tony,

From my own experience and research, as far as beech is concerned, I can fully agree on this .

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony,

From my own experience and research, as far as beech is concerned, I can fully agree on this .

 

I thought this was the case, see this pattern so often with Beech and Pfeifferi.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

A good example of the effects of phaeolus Shwienitzii on Pinus sylvestris, lots of emerging malformed brackets indicating a desire to leave the host though these where difficult to shoot being in cracks and under debris so not included here, but some visible in last image.

 

Phaeolus shwienitzii is slower in pinus sylvestris than on larix decidua, where in mono culture stands it can cause widespread damge. I have a site localy which illustrates its potential in timber stands and will visit over the weekend to illustrate.

 

 

 

 

[Fungus]

Phaeolus schwienitzii is slower in pinus sylvestris than on larix decidua, where in mono culture stands it can cause widespread damage.

 

In The Netherlands, together with Sparassis crispa, P. schweinitzii is the most detrimental on Pseudotsuga menziessi followed by Larix kaempferi, not indigenous tree species, which were planted in mono culture stands about one hundred years ago, lacking most of their original tree species specific ecosystems and tree species specific ectomycorrhizal symbionts to protect their roots against both indigenous parasitic brown rotters.

Also see My album on Phaeolus schweinitzii & Sparassis crispa.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

In The Netherlands, together with Sparassis crispa, P. schweinitzii is the most detrimental on Pseudotsuga menziessi followed by Larix kaempferi, not indigenous tree species, which were planted in mono culture stands about one hundred years ago, lacking most of their original tree species specific ecosystems and tree species specific ectomycorrhizal symbionts to protect their roots against both indigenous parasitic brown rotters.

Also see My album on Phaeolus schweinitzii & Sparassis crispa.

 

I say this in the most english of tones, i love avin you around Gerrit!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Found a nice beech with a classic wound i associate with finding the Inonotus cuticularis, a fungis that is part of the beeches species specific group? Gerrit?

 

1- close up of wound with fruit bodies evident

2- wound/stem shot

3- Last years annualk fruit body on forest floor, common to find them dessicated on the floor near hosts

4- Heterobassidion annosum

5- Plums-and-Custard Fungus (Tricholomopsis rutilans)

6- Ganoderma lipsiense=applanatum, a nice under log sporocarp:001_cool:

7- Tubulifera arachnoides, a shot worth having at last, difficult to shoot as is tiny and likes dark places and well rotted wood

8- as above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fungus]

Found a nice beech with a classic wound i associate with finding the Inonotus cuticularis, a fungis that is part of the beeches species specific group ?

1- close up of wound with fruit bodies evident

5- Plums-and-Custard Fungus (Tricholomopsis rutilans)

7- Tubulifera arachnoides, a shot worth having at last, difficult to shoot as is tiny and likes dark places and well rotted wood

 

Tony,

Together with I. nodulosus, yes, it is.

1- I. cuticularis has two main strategies of colonizing beeches, the way as is shown in your photo and my first two photo's and the way as is depicted in my last photo.

5- T. rutilans , but it can not have fruited from the beech, as it is a saprotrophic species of dead coniferous wood.

7- Probably a Tubulifera, but to "unripe" to identify as T. arachnoides.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony,

Together with I. nodulosus, yes, it is.

1- I. cuticularis has two main strategies of colonizing beeches, the way as is shown in your photo and my first two photo's and the way as is depicted in my last photo.

5- T. rutilans , but it can not have fruited from the beech, as it is a saprotrophic species of dead coniferous wood.

7- Probably a Tubulifera, but to "unripe" to identify as T. arachnoides.

 

Hows that?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

and yes, the Plums-and-Custard Fungus (Tricholomopsis rutilans) was on well rotted pine, i should have said, my bad!