inonotus cuticularis or hispidus?

[gibbon]

Saw this on a survey last week. Growing 3m up a Cherry stem. Is it Cuticularis or hispidus?

[David Humphries]

From this silly little blackberry screen I'd say they were hispidus Matt.

Interesting host.

 

 

Will have a better look whilst back in the office.

 

What kind of targets?

 

 

 

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[gibbon]

Thanks David. That was my guess, but I'm not familiar with cuticularis so wanted to clarify it.

 

No real targets, the tree is 19m tall and 18m from a pump house. Worse case damage likely to be less than cost of felling.

[David Humphries]

Now having seen this on a bigger screen and considering the host, I think you have Phaeolus schweinitzii

 

Although almost exclusively found associating with coniferous trees, there are however records (http://www.fieldmycology.net/FRDBI/FRDBIrecord.asp?pg=13) of it on beech, oak, sweet chestnut & cherry.

 

Not seen it on any of those myself.

 

 

 

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[gibbon]

It does look like Phaelous, but I hadnt considered it as I wasnt aware it could live on Cherry?

[David Humphries]

We had an instance of Phaeolus on cherry at one of our sites here in north London a few years ago, but I never got the chance to document it before it was felled & chipped.

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

My first thoughts where Phaeolus, the individual brackets are fused, not at all typical of cuticularis and very common in Phaeolus.

 

a very special post Mr gibbon, very very nice shots too. would be good to see the pore layer when developed, the maze like pores will be the defining moment.

 

This is well worth documenting officially Gibbon.

[gibbon]

Thanks guys. Now youve suggested Phaeolus I think thats what it must be. There was alco a withered fruiting body at the base of the tree in the undergrowth. I didnt take a close look to see what it was because I would have had to cut my way in with my machete and there were a few dog walkers close by.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I have to admit that seeing Phaeolus on broadleaf genera is a first for me, so big thanks