Hamadryad- trees, ecology & FUNGI!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

A very stubborn group of Hispidus brackets and a lovely example of a open grown Scots pine:thumbup1:

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

http://www.woodlands.co.uk/owning-a-wood/managing-your-woodland-for-wildlife/managing-your-woodland-for-wildlife.pdf

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

atf (ANCIENT TREE FORUM) BODFACH HALL:001_cool:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Graham]

Some good shots there. That part of Wales has some amazing trees.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

This beech is subject to a TPO (Tree Preservation Order) Not really sure the TPO is valid as the main union is splitting, it has a great deal of bark colonization via Armillaria some beech scale and two small Ganoderma feifferi brackets hiding under the buttresess. A very stressed beech in obvious terminal decline. The spec was 4 metre reduction, though in certain places a little more was taken.

 

A very leggy tree with a split union meant taking advantage of the tall young beech beside it was the best and safest option for the main anchor, while working with two lines plus a side strop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Meruliopsis corium by the way!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I had 2 large ash to fell this week and found some decay in the butts which was clearly Armillaria, so I dissected it a little and got these cracking shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sloth]

Nice shots, especially those last few

[coleman]

Wicked, really shows the tree loosing the battle to keep it contained. I had a nice bit of ash recently, again loosing the battle but against innonotus hispidus. A few hours after cutting the very edge of the infection (where the fungus met fresh wood) oxidised to a wierd blue colour! i should really get a camera.