Ident please

[treesnatcher]

It's going to become a monolith shortly regardless as there are brackets all round many layers up to about 1 m and houses located behind,

The crown is 50% dead

Next shots are underneath the bracket

It's an oak,

Thankyou

[David Humphries]

I would say what you have there is Inonotus dryadeus

 

 

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[treesnatcher]

Thankyou, the other dessicated bodies all round also match you pics in the fungi directory.

The tree had a 50% crown reduction approx 5 years ago. Now at least 50% of remaining crown is also dead.

[David Humphries]

You're welcome.

 

 

Out of interest of tree/fungi interaction, do you have any shots of the entire tree ?

 

 

 

 

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[treesnatcher]

no but will take some and post.

[David Humphries]

no but will take some and post.

 

Thanks, appreciated.

 

Is it near a road, might be able to get a google shot of it.

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

keep us posted, thanks for sharing.

[sloth]

What a monster

[David Humphries]

Is this the tree ?

 

If so, you can just about make out the scar from an older fruiting of the dryadeus below the arrow.

 

If this was from a couple of years ago (google) then I can see where your coming from in terms of decline.

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

thats a good bit of detective work there david!