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

[David Humphries]

.....................................well not really, but here's an oddity from today.

 

I've got it as Ganoderma resinaceum here on a Sorbus

Anyone doth care to differ?

 

Although seemingly attached to the trunk, I wonder if it's coming from the possible remains of the pits previous host.

 

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[David oakman]

Yes i would have said it was coming from the old tree what is left of it. I have a couple of oaks here where the old woodmen planted new trees in the hollow butt of anouther

[David Humphries]

Dryads Saddle, Polyporus squamosus

 

Here on Acer cappodocicum from today.

 

 

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[Tom Joye]

Dryads Saddle, Polyporus squamosus

 

Here on Acer cappodocicum from today.

 

 

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That's a coincidence: found a dryads saddle on an Acer yesterday as well, but not sure which species of Acer. Any ideas?

 

And another one on Salix, today.

[David Humphries]

Nice shots Tom.

 

Your Acer looks like a very mature campestre.

 

Where is it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Tom Joye]

Thanks!

 

Acer campestre was also my first tought when I saw the leaves, but it's just not possible. It's huge (at least 20m high)! The tree is in the Citadelpark in Ghent, the city where I live in Belgium. The park is more or less 130 years old, so I guess the oldest trees must be about the same age. Altough an Acer campestre this size seems hard to believe, I don't have any better ideas, so we'll go with that

[David Humphries]

Thanks!

 

Acer campestre was also my first tought when I saw the leaves, but it's just not possible. It's huge (at least 20m high)! The tree is in the Citadelpark in Ghent, the city where I live in Belgium. The park is more or less 130 years old, so I guess the oldest trees must be about the same age. Altough an Acer campestre this size seems hard to believe, I don't have any better ideas, so we'll go with that

 

Although these specimens are not quite 20m plus in height, they are certainly 15-18m

 

Both the maiden and the coppice/bundle, are by far the tallest I've ever seen.

 

These were taken at Hatfield forest a few weeks back.

 

Btw, I was in Ghent about 7 years ago, loved the Market place, Castle & Canals, great wee city.

How long you been there Tom?

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[Tom Joye]

 

Btw, I was in Ghent about 7 years ago, loved the Market place, Castle & Canals, great wee city.

How long you been there Tom?

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Ghent indeed is a great city to live in. Been living here for 10 years now and still exploring...

 

Whenever you are in Belgium again, give me a shout. We could drink some of those famous Belgian beers and talk about trees... and women: my perfect world

[Tom Joye]

By the way, those Acer campestre in your pictures are quite impressive as well. That might persuade me it is actually Acer campestre I was looking at.

[Sciadopitys]

I have found these on a couple of Beech very close to property and wondered what the likes of Monkeyd had to say regarding whether to remove them or not, or whether resistograph or Picus would be the preferred cause of action before chopping down 2 lovely big trees.

 

Here they are first 2 species are on tree number one, a 26m tall Beech with a DBH of 900mm, main hoiuse 16m away and the tree has a slight lean and asymmetrical crown both in the direction of the house. Tree 2 is also a Beech, 27m tall, DBH of 1100, co-dominant stems and the presence of fungal brackets at the base. A listed building and utility wires are right beneath this tree and if it fails it will crush them both.