What's this jazz on my timber?!

[Dan Curtis]

I've got this piece of elm in the shed. It tore out of the tree two and a half years ago and I milled it around 6-7 weeks ago. I stacked it the same as the rest of my timber and it's in the same building, but it's the only piece affected by this white gooey fungus. It hasn't even appeared on another log from the same piece of the same tree that was milled and stacked at the same time:confused1:

 

The tree it came from fruits lots of Polyporus squamosus and whats left in the wood of the limb it came off is now fruiting an as yet (presumably saprophytic) unidentified bracket.

 

Should I be bleaching my timber? I've read about some diluted sprays, and some marketed timber sprays. Could it spread to the rest of my timber?

[twistedhicap]

Thats a bit funky !

[Dan Curtis]

I quite like the bit in the last photo

[Tommy_B]

Mycellium?

[Dan Curtis]

Perhaps, I've seen similar things inside ring shake. Could it be mycelial felts?

[Justme]

I have no idea about your problem but would suggest that your stickers are a little on the thin side for good drying.

[Dan Curtis]

They're about 3/4", what size would be more suitable?

[RobArb]

Mycelial felts, of what, i don't know:blush:

 

could be the poly?

[Dan Curtis]

Or this 'un perhaps? Whatever it is:blushing:

 

This is what's fruiting on the remainder of the log in the woods

[RobArb]

looks like caramel topping....

 

 

 

 

mmmmmm caramel topppppingggg:tongue_smilie: