Native Oak - Meripilus

[stevelucocq]

Hi,

 

Sorry I have been slack and have not posted on the forum for a while.

 

Any advice on this would be great.

 

I have been told about a fine old Native Oak tree that apparently has Meripilus giganteus and is identified to be felled. I remember (?) reading about some rare occasions where this combination has been recorded? Also is there any record of a Native Oak tree failing at the base from Meripilus? I think this fungus may have been misidentified and is Grifola. Either or I am struggling with this.

 

Thanks

[RobArb]

I've seen Merip on native oak before, can't say I've ever been around one that's failed due to it yet, but it probably hasn't been long enough yet

 

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[sloth]

I've seen merip on our native oaks, simply having it present is NO good reason to fell on its own. But further info could mean a fell is justified...

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I know of only one tree that failed Q. robur/M. giganteus failure.

 

Q.cerris is a bigger problem and treat as with beech with extreme caution, Q. robur/petrea would appear anecdotally to have some resistance and is a far more common occurrence than we would be convinced of from the literature alone.

 

and as you hint is often miss identified because of the latter:001_rolleyes:

 

[stevelucocq]

This forum is great! thanks everyone.

 

I should get on it more but do find myself spenting more and more time on the computer anyway!