Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....

[sean]

Wish I had a budget to cover an D SLR Sean.

Most of my photos are on a Sony DSC-H50, decent digital.

9mega pix & 15x dig zoom.

Don't always get the shot I want though

 

Here's an emerging G. resinaceum on a Red Oak from earlier today, first two today, second two from '06

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Well it takes some quality photo's:thumbup1:

 

I'm happy with my camera....although this autumn/winter i'm going to be dragging my 1967 Fuji 690 (6x9 cm negatives) landscape camera along to the park to document all the vets, monoliths etc for a little project of mine. It's a bit of a beast though but will hopefully capture the glory of them as the picture quality is very special!

[David Humphries]

Again Ganoderma resinaceum, on another Red Oak from earlier today.

 

Possible I guess, that the Spheroblast at the bottom of the trunk (just below the remains of last years bracket), is stimulated by the presence of the fungi.

 

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Edited June 10, 2009 by Monkey-D

[sean]

Again Ganoderma resinaceum, on another Red Oak from earlier today.

 

Possible I quess, that the Spheroblast at the bottom of the trunk (just below the remains of last years bracket), is stimulated by the presence of the fungi.

 

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A quick tutorial on what a spheroblast is please? Is something to do with depleted cells?

[David Humphries]

A quick tutorial on what a spheroblast is please? Is something to do with depleted cells?

 

Just a student meself Sean.

 

I'll leave the tutorials to the boffins

 

My understanding is that it's a formation evolved from parenchyma cells that are bacterially infected some how and become the sphere of woody tissue.

 

I've seen this a fair bit on thin barked species like the Red Oaks & also Beech, like this one i saw at Burnham Beeches last year.

 

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[David oakman]

I know them as Gonks they grow on oaks to about the size of yours david then they fall off i have got a few in my shed i thought about selling them.

[Ian Leach]

I know them as Gonks they grow on oaks to about the size of yours david then they fall off i have got a few in my shed i thought about selling them.

 

What is it?? is it just a ball of wood, Size,

[David oakman]

Yes ian a ball of wood. I will take a picture i will also find one growing:001_smile:

[Ian Leach]

Just thinking might be an intresting grain if turned??

[sean]

I know them as Gonks they grow on oaks to about the size of yours david then they fall off i have got a few in my shed i thought about selling them.

 

i'm sure on ebay you'd get a few quid for them David. Although aren't you thinking about getting a lathe? They would be great for turning.

[David Humphries]

Haven't Id'd it yet

Mycorrhyzal?

 

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