Bracket ID help needed please

[jonnygurkha]

Hi all, I found this bracket on the base of a mature Oak. It is enormous (2 foot long) and seems to have a dusting of spores around it. It is maroon coloured on top and creamy underneath. There is no obvious stalk therefore I have discounted Ganoderma lucidum but wonder if it may be G. resinaceum? Any help much appreciated.

[treequip]

Have you tried the fun guy guide ?

 

 

 

Ganoderma resinaceum - Lacquered Bracket - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists

[jonnygurkha]

Have you tried the fun guy guide ?

 

 

 

Ganoderma resinaceum - Lacquered Bracket - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists

 

I have used the fun guy guide but each species can look so damn different at different life stages I can't be sure of what I'm looking at:confused1:

[Alinicoll]

Try burning the top with a flame, If it melts a bit then on Oak resinacium would be the most likely.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

G resinaceum and a mighty flipping good one!