Armellaria mellea

[elicokiz]

Hi Folks I have spotted several trees we have around the place with young fruiting bodies of what I am pretty sure is honey fungus. The trees are all in decline, but I am unable to locate an annulus on the stalk of the fungi. Do all species of Armellaria have an annulus or is the fungi more likely to be something else? sorry I realise a picture would help but its getting dark outside and I get scared out there alone.

 

regards

Dave

[David Humphries]

Armillaria tabescens is known commonly as the 'ringless' honeyfungus

 

 

 

 

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[Al Cormack]

Armillaria tabescens is known commonly as the 'ringless' honeyfungus

 

 

 

 

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Hi David

That link takes you to a discussion on stretch airs,

 

Hope you're keeping well?

 

Al

[David Humphries]

Hi David

That link takes you to a discussion on stretch airs,

 

Hope you're keeping well?

 

Al

 

 

 

Good thanks Al

 

Strange on the link as it takes me straight to the A. tabescens gallery in the directory

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

For Elicokiz and also for treeseer from a very long time ago comment regarding my suggestion that rhizomorphs are not always present during Armillaria sp attacks.

 

Extract from MushroomExpert.Com

 

Description:

 

Ecology: Parasitic and/or saprobic on hardwood roots, especially those of oaks. I have examined trees attacked by Armillaria tabescens several times, and have never found the black rhizomorphs characteristic of Armillaria mellea in wood or bark above ground. Armillaria tabescens, as I have seen it, fruits directly from roots and rootlets, attached to them with white mycelial fuzz. The mushrooms typically appear in large clusters at the bases of hardwoods (especially oaks and silver maple), or appearing to be terrestrial but actually growing from hidden wood; late summer and fall; east of the Rocky Mountains.

[Al Cormack]

Good thanks Al

 

Strange on the link as it takes me straight to the A. tabescens gallery in the directory

 

 

 

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Just looked at this on my pc and the link works. From my phone it goes to a stretch air discussion :confused:

[elicokiz]

Armillaria tabescens is known commonly as the 'ringless' honeyfungus

 

 

 

 

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Thanks David, I think that nails it, however the fructifications are also 5-6ft up the main stem of an Aesculus X carnea. Would this height be expected?i'd best remove some bark tomorrow and look for hyphae?

kindest regards

Dave

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thanks David, I think that nails it, however the fructifications are also 5-6ft up the main stem of an Aesculus X carnea. Would this height be expected?i'd best remove some bark tomorrow and look for hyphae?

kindest regards

Dave

 

as this is directly addressed I shall leave it for the man.

[elicokiz]

For Elicokiz and also for treeseer from a very long time ago comment regarding my suggestion that rhizomorphs are not always present during Armillaria sp attacks.

 

Extract from MushroomExpert.Com

 

Description:

 

Ecology: Parasitic and/or saprobic on hardwood roots, especially those of oaks. I have examined trees attacked by Armillaria tabescens several times, and have never found the black rhizomorphs characteristic of Armillaria mellea in wood or bark above ground. Armillaria tabescens, as I have seen it, fruits directly from roots and rootlets, attached to them with white mycelial fuzz. The mushrooms typically appear in large clusters at the bases of hardwoods (especially oaks and silver maple), or appearing to be terrestrial but actually growing from hidden wood; late summer and fall; east of the Rocky Mountains.

Thanks Tony

There are good collections of fruiting bodies at soil level but also clumps of fructifications at about 6ft associated with oyster mushrooms and Bleeding canker, the trees a goner about time we got rid I think

Regards

Dave

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thanks Tony

There are good collections of fruiting bodies at soil level but also clumps of fructifications at about 6ft associated with oyster mushrooms and Bleeding canker, the trees a goner about time we got rid I think

Regards

Dave

 

sometimes even the mellea can appear to have no annulus, they can get soggy and hang down sticking to the stipe, seen this a few times but look close and you can peel it away again. Wouldnt be at all surprised by melleas or any armillarias up the trunk, the books dont have all the answers, i got chrysenteron on deadwood recently! (mycorrhizae)