Grifola frondosa.

[David Humphries]

The shots from a couple of days ago were from within woodland.

These taken yesterday, from a different growing environ.

 

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[David Humphries]

A suprising fruiting site, as the majority of literature describes Grifola as affecting the central root plate or base of stem.

I wouldn't see this as base of stem.

 

 

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[treeseer]

That is unusual, up on the trunk, but not unheard of here. Was there maybe heartwood exposed there?

 

Here's a few on q alba, aged 2-400 yrs old. Gf was unnervingly common in this stand; maybe 1/3 were sporting conks.

[treeseer]

That is unusual, up on the trunk, but not unheard of here. Was there maybe heartwood exposed there?

 

Here's a few on q alba, aged 2-400 yrs old. Gf was unnervingly common in this stand; maybe 1/3 were sporting conks.

[Gary Prentice]

aforementioned article http://www.arbtalk.co.uk/articles/biomechanicaloptimisation.pdf

 

Anyone got a copy of this? the link seems to be no longer active.

[David Humphries]

Anyone got a copy of this? the link seems to be no longer active.

 

 

I'll look into it

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

there is some cracking shots in your last bunch David, good to see this one still going strong

[RobArb]

One from today.

 

Will the lean of the tree have any significant implications in relation to Gf?

[David Humphries]

just the one fruit body or more around the trunk?

 

 

The one above 'looks' like it has healthy adaptive growth in the buttressing.

 

 

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[David Humphries]

I've started looking at the association with more caution than I previously did, once I came across this episode.

 

 

 

This oak also had dryadeus, but its the root interface that has failed & not the upper buttressing.

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