Armillaria tabescens?

[Beezy]

Hi All

 

Visited a client today, who had a large Ash stem fail into their woodland area leaving the other large co-dom stem leaning towards the road.

 

Very little evidence of scaffold root system left around the failed stem with severe decay and rot at the failure point.

 

Using the funky and VERY handy Arbtalk fungi App on site, I narrowed it down to Armillaria tabescens (ringless honey fungus) I've not seen this before. To those who are sitting on the fence, highly recommend the App, a precise fungi book in your pocket!

 

Would peeps be able to confirm this diagnosis please.

 

I have scheduled a road closure and crane to dismantle the other stem seeing what little root is left on this one, the fungus surrounds the entire base of the tree!

 

Thanks in advance

Beezy x

Edited November 26, 2012 by Beezy

[Beezy]

Here's an underside shot of the gills

[David Humphries]

I'd imagine these are Pholiota squarrosa

 

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[Beezy]

Thanks David

 

Did look at those, however the stools were'nt very scaly, which put me off.

 

But now looking at the 3rd shot I posted, you can see evidence of old marks that look like scales?

 

Thanks for the advice

[Danavan]

Had something much the like a few weeks back.

 

Did a spore print & they were brown. Pholiota squarrosa was my conclusion.

 

Insistently on one of the trees in the area I found the fungi on I also found boot lace's in the bark so but no sign of Armillaria fruiting body's.