Hamadryad- trees, ecology & FUNGI!

[breffni]

Ah I think eventually it will even out its just in the intervening period lots of crap will occur.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

So, the old girl finally gave up her grip on the earth today, an ash ive been watching for around 3-4 years or so with heavy Perenniporia brackets to one side origionaley, then it appeared to have a panic fruiting at all root crevices in 2011. i had felt at the time pretty certain this would be the ultimate outcome, panic fruiting confirmed.

 

I had been reserving judgment on the potential of this fungi till I had really enough personal experience to go on, IME this one, certainly on ash needs careful consideration when retention is desired.

 

Would really like to get down there over the weekend and get a core sample from the root crown/lower butt, will keep you posted on that also.

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 2010

 

 

Panic fruiting commencing july 2011

 

[David Humphries]

Good shots.

 

Was it ever subjected to any reduction in the recent past to mitigate against the potential failure?

 

How big was the canopy?

 

Do you know if was host to bats?

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

There's an interesting TDA by Forbes Laird on this 'nasty little rotter'. The literature I've got makes very little mention of it.

 

Edit: is it the same tree as your pic on AIE?

Edited May 3, 2013 by Gary Prentice

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Good shots.

 

Was it ever subjected to any reduction in the recent past to mitigate against the potential failure?

 

How big was the canopy?

 

Do you know if was host to bats?

 

 

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Im still trying to find some images, you know the trouble I had, seems like ages go by then I remember shots and cant find em:thumbdown: heres one of the canopy, woodeckers in the usual hispidus spots so bats also potential especialy given the location, suit Daubentons down to the ground:001_cool:

 

the last shot in these three shows the decline in canopy during the period of panic fruiting, was interesting to record it all:thumbup1:

 

There's an interesting TDA by Forbes Laird on this 'nasty little rotter'. The literature I've got makes very little mention of it.

 

Edit: is it the same tree as your pic on AIE?

 

I dont know, its been ages since I logged in to AIE:blushing:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

There's an interesting TDA by Forbes Laird on this 'nasty little rotter'. The literature I've got makes very little mention of it.

 

Edit: is it the same tree as your pic on AIE?

 

Having had a peak on AIE no, that one was on Fagus sylvatica in whippendell woods, fagus is another common host species. heres another couple of the same tree/fungi, the tree still stands.

 

these images where shot august 2009

 

 

 

[sloth]

Pf and Mg, poor beech! What do you reckon the future holds for it?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Pf and Mg, poor beech! What do you reckon the future holds for it?

 

you can add Armillaria to the list too!

 

she is doing remarkably well, a nice veteran tree, lost some crown and is a close grown forest tree, probably last longer than we might assume? time will tell, and youll be sure to see here at some time in the future:thumbup1:

[Gary Prentice]

Having had a peak on AIE no, that one was on Fagus sylvatica in whippendell woods, fagus is another common host species. heres another couple of the same tree/fungi, the tree still stands.

 

these images where shot august 2009

 

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Oops, too busy looking at the bracket. Teach me to make assumptions:blushing:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I failed the PTI course! doh.

 

3.5 points, might as well have been 20 points!

 

Guess thats another £150.00 to pay for a retake, hey ho.