Whats this at the base of an Ash?

[swinny]

Hi there, just wondering what tis fungi is at the base of an ash? Or is it just an anual bracket? Bit of die back in the crown, one limb dead

[testcricket01]

Cant see it very well on my phone but honey fungus maybe?

[Paul Smith]

Cant see it very well on my phone but honey fungus maybe?

 

Honey fungus.

[RobRainford]

Some o' that Money Fungus

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Yep, that be Honey, more specifically that be armillaria mellea.

 

Looks like its been avin a go on the ash for a lot of years.

[swinny]

Would it be a just be a case of keep monitoring the crown? or...?

 

Noticed some of the bark is loose above the fungus...

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I would think this case is hard to elaborate on given the very limited images, theres no canopy/crown shots for a start. But mellea is a problem for ash in the long term. Loose bark plates are to be expected as the mellea attacks the sugar rich cambium and causes loosening of bark plates from underneath, which are often re sealed over if the tree is coping with the colonisation. however the deadwood between the butress regions indicates a potential thinning of the wall also. (trunk becoming tubular)

 

Really cant say more than this based on these images, I wouldnt be panicking just yet though.