funghi ident

[Treecreeper1961]

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4= Dysfunction is a natural part of the aging of trees, though damage in youth can be a bigger problem because of the lesser volume of material avaliable to a biotrophic parasite so its effect would be seen and felt sooner. This is a key difference in the ancient tree and juvenile tree colonised, species of tree fungi and all the combinations play very important factors in the mode and succses of the fungi concerned.

 

5=as with most fungi it is via air born spores, the seeds of fungi landing in a sweet spot suitable for germination, a fresh wound from a limb failure or rain washing spores down through soils to a root maybe torn by a big blow.

 

6= Ganaderma applanatum=lipsiense and yest it is a VERY weak parasite and usualy confined to dysfunctional tissues, and normaly associated with big wounds and lots of dysfunction where as the australe can suddenly appear from a tree with no obvious scars. the rot via applanatum is also much more complete than in australe.

 

7=yes, australe is a rare breed in that not only is it a biotrophic parasite but in many tree species it is a particularly capable coloniser, chestnuts and limes for example have no defense chestnuts are degrade at a frightening rate.

 

8= it certainly does and it helps, as in its not reliable but as another piece in a jigsaw, your detective work adding it all up to find the likely cause and culprit hinting to a prime suspect.