funghi ident

[brothergrim]

took these photos at work today what do you reckon?? just out of interest as i know sweet f.a about funghi and what there consequences are but i am interested and would like to learn more.

 

cheers ben

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

ganoderma lipsiense/australe

 

scopes required to know for certain, though tree dying and fungi regressing indicates biotrophic G australe

[brothergrim]

at the risk of sounding stupid what does that mean (fungi regressing indicates biotrophic G australe)

 

cheers ben

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

fungi dying, tree dying would mean the fungi is a biotrophic or hint at a biotrophic parasite meaning it feeds on living trees and dies with the host

[brothergrim]

Wow so they are vicious things really !

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

NO, tree would need to be severly weakened with all bar 00.01% of fungi to do serious harm

[brothergrim]

So they don't present any harm to the tree unless it's in a really poor condition?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

it isnt that simple im afraid!

 

if it was i could give you a straight answer, but im not going to, not on a photo.

[brothergrim]

No I meant in general not specifically the ones on the photo?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

So they don't present any harm to the tree unless it's in a really poor condition?

 

No I meant in general not specifically the ones on the photo?

 

Fungi and trees live in a state of equilibrium in the ecology, niether one nor the other getting the upper hand UNLESS something goes pete tong for the tree, which can be a multitude of things from abiotic (wind, snow etc and biotic (fungi, bacteria rodents deer etc)factors

 

a fungi on a tree does not mean the tree is dying or dangerous, though it does suggest there is an issue to be investigated, and in the urbanised or human environments man tends to be the issue or at least his pressure on the soil, atmoshpere, water etc that alters the trees situation and benificial (mycorrhizea)macro and micro fungal communities