Grifola frondosa assessment with a thermo twist!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

 

I also really like your MTA system, which emphasises the importance of fungi in arboriculture.

 

This is exactly why I think we should be talking about ArborEcology and why your Tree Species Specific Ecosystem makes so much sense.

 

The challenge now is to get the philosophy generally adopted....

 

Andrew

 

The army grows everyday, you cant fight the truth and this work is moving toward the truth of tree assessment.

 

We live in very interesting times:thumbup1:

[Fungus]

1. How are they defined then? we need to consider the environment in which the fungi are growing and all the factors that influence this. I was therefore wondering which ones were likely to make the difference between a fungal decay strategy being biotrophic or nectrotrophic.

2.to emphasis the importance of the water content within the tree

 

Andrew,

1. See 2. Biotrophic versus necrotrophic parasites.

2. Sure, but where does (most of) the water content (and its defensive "ingredients") within the tree come from ?

Edited September 23, 2011 by Fungus

[Fungus]

do you know when Q. rubra was introduced to the Netherlands & surrounding countries?

 

David,

I overlooked your question. Quercus rubra was introduced to The Netherlands in 1825.

[BatiArb]

Andrew,

1. See 2. Biotrophic versus necrotrophic parasites.

 

Thanks.

[BatiArb]

2. Sure, but where does (most of) the water content (and its defensive "ingredients") within the tree come from ?

 

 

Sure, but the point is the availability of water and all that it contains (or allows the transport of) is a key element here. Not least the fact that water content of the woody tissue has a significant thermodynamic influence.

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

Sure, but the point is the availability of water and all that it contains (or allows the transport of) is a key element here. Not least the fact that water content of the woody tissue has a significant thermodynamic influence.

 

In this respect we totally agree .