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Fungi ID Help Please - Poss Ganoderma spp


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Hi guys and gals,

 

Can you help me with an ID on this please, it is on my mature sycamore. I am plumbing for Ganoderma, but if so which one? The brackets are surrounded by very dry flaking bark where this tree was once covered in dense ivy which was removed 2 years ago. Judging by the size and distribution, does the tree look like a goner to you? (I'm still learning.) The tree has quite good vigour, but will there be heart rot?

 

Thanks in advance for any help. :001_smile:

 

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Tops of brackets look waxy, dry and are "chapped" like a dry river bed.

 

Underneaths are very white with quite a smooth appearance, pores are tiny.

 

No I don't want to touch it, no I don't want to smell it :lol:

 

So, am I to get my chainsaw out? :biggrin:

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Hi guys and gals,

 

Can you help me with an ID on this please, it is on my mature sycamore. I am plumbing for Ganoderma, but if so which one? The brackets are surrounded by very dry flaking bark where this tree was once covered in dense ivy which was removed 2 years ago. Judging by the size and distribution, does the tree look like a goner to you? (I'm still learning.) The tree has quite good vigour, but will there be heart rot?

 

Thanks in advance for any help. :001_smile:

 

FungusHarry3.jpg

 

FungusHarry2.jpg

 

FungusHarry6.jpg

 

FungusHarry5.jpg

 

FungusHarry4.jpg

 

FungusHarry1.jpg

 

Tops of brackets look waxy, dry and are "chapped" like a dry river bed.

 

Underneaths are very white with quite a smooth appearance, pores are tiny.

 

No I don't want to touch it, no I don't want to smell it :lol:

 

So, am I to get my chainsaw out? :biggrin:

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That was quick! Thank you kindly, Tony. Confirmed my thoughts, as I whipped my Arb Assoc Fungi On Trees book out straightaway to try to ID it :-D I am guessing this tree will be OK for a few years, though the brackets do go up the main stem to about 10 feet height, albeit on one section only - North facing, about 15% of the circumference.

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That was quick! Thank you kindly, Tony. Confirmed my thoughts, as I whipped my Arb Assoc Fungi On Trees book out straightaway to try to ID it :-D I am guessing this tree will be OK for a few years, though the brackets do go up the main stem to about 10 feet height, albeit on one section only - North facing, about 15% of the circumference.

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