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

[Sciadopitys]

Arrr, so its Phellinus igniarius, not Fomes fomentarius! So would this make any difference to the way you would manage the tree? Is the other Ganaderma? I have looked at the other 2 things you wrote, it doesn't look like the pictures i am looking at! :-(

[David Humphries]

Arrr, so its Phellinus igniarius, not Fomes fomentarius! So would this make any difference to the way you would manage the tree? Is the other Ganaderma? I have looked at the other 2 things you wrote, it doesn't look like the pictures i am looking at! :-(

 

 

I understand that both Fomes & P. ignarius both cause delignification, which in turn can lead to a potentialy serious soft rot.

 

As already stated further investigation is waranted.

 

Pics of the second bracket not particularly helpful, host & location suggest one of the big G's

 

 

Where have you looked at 'the other two things' ?

 

 

 

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[Sciadopitys]

Where have you looked at 'the other two things' ? .

 

Erm, Google images!

 

ha, not the most scientific of resources, but it didn't resemble what is on the Beech, i don't think.

 

Those borers look nasty, are they quite rare?

[David Humphries]

Those borers look nasty, are they quite rare?

 

Certainly not on the red data species list

 

 

 

 

 

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[Mesterh]

Any ideas on what these are?

 

 

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[tac123]

Hi Guys, this is my first post. I have been a long time reader of Arb Talk though:001_smile:. Does anyone know what this bracket is, ive been wrecking my brain all day. Its on an Apple tree.

 

Cheers

 

[Mesterh]

Some type of Inonotus?

 

BTW thats an uneducated guess at best so err, may want to disregard it unless I'm proved right of course

[David oakman]

Inonotus hispitis:001_smile:

[David Humphries]

Variations in Ganoderma applanatum on the same Tree (Fagus)

 

Without the provision of an on site laboratory to nail the spore size , the identification is based on the old chestnuts of crust depression, wasp galls, & thin margin.

 

Guessing the leprosy on the second one is some form of galling.

 

 

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[David oakman]

Ganoderma adspersum.

 

Picture 1 an old bracket as you can see the tiny bracket on the bottom is this years so the fungi is running out of food.

Picture 2 new ganoderma adspersum now starting to fruit in the flare of a buttress.