pholiota?

[john p]

Just been to look at this Beech,it has what i believe to be pholiota,its quite nasty is it not?trying to work out whats for the best given close proximity of targets? i will of course be removing gravel and terran whatever happens! and is the last photo merripilus?tree over hanging hv lines and garden. thanks

[RobArb]

I would say that is a degraded M. g. fruit body yes

 

Long term future with Merip doesn't look good but i suppose it is all dependant on how much the client is willing to spend on a tree with a diagnosis such as this

 

Do you know what the crown form was like at all?

[john p]

any help?slight die back at top.what do you reckon on 1st beech?cheers:thumbup1:

[RobArb]

Is there two beeches? Thought there was only one

 

The pholiota is a white rotter which can lead to hollowing and possibly in the long term, failure so you would need to investigate the condition of the roots, saying that though trees can live with P. squarrosa for a long time by adaptive growth (i think buttressing is a body language feature of this??) so IMO and my opinion alone:biggrin: beeches can adequately cope with this loss of stiffness and hollowing

 

As for the Merip, as i said long term future is bleak but the tree could be managed if the client was willing, looks like a large tree and as its a photo i can't see an hazards around. Careful investigation of he roots should be a regular occurence if retaining as trees can uproot quite easily with Merip.

 

Again, these are just my opinions and i can't assess and diagnose 100% from photos or say reliably do this/do that

 

Plus there are many other people on here who would be able to give a more detailed breakdown of the effects of these fungus, the body language of adaptation, and prognosis:thumbup:

[john p]

Is there two beeches? Thought there was only one

 

The pholiota is a white rotter which can lead to hollowing and possibly in the long term, failure so you would need to investigate the condition of the roots, saying that though trees can live with P. squarrosa for a long time by adaptive growth (i think buttressing is a body language feature of this??) so IMO and my opinion alone:biggrin: beeches can adequately cope with this loss of stiffness and hollowing

 

As for the Merip, as i said long term future is bleak but the tree could be managed if the client was willing, looks like a large tree and as its a photo i can't see an hazards around. Careful investigation of he roots should be a regular occurence if retaining as trees can uproot quite easily with Merip.

 

Again, these are just my opinions and i can't assess and diagnose 100% from photos or say reliably do this/do that

 

Plus there are many other people on here who would be able to give a more detailed breakdown of the effects of these fungus, the body language of adaptation, and prognosis:thumbup:

 

client seems quite open to bringing his trees into managable decline,the 1st beech is my major cocern because of the 2 houses,think a reduction on each might be the way forward?did you get sorted for cork oak?i never had a chance to get down to the exeter one.

[RobArb]

Yes thanks, Sloth on here posted some out to me, but cheers for the offer:thumbup:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

this tree can be retained and will take the reqiured reduction to make it safe with ease because it is early days in the colonisation and adaptions in the root plate are clearly forming, the sooner this is reduced the better its chances of surviving a hard reduction.

[john p]

nice one