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

[David Humphries]

Probably the wrong thread again as I have no photo but a bit of a description:blushing:

 

Found some only what I can describe as frog spawn looking stuff on some branches & on the grass beneath an oak I was asked to reduce yesterday.

 

Dode it sound like some form of fungi or is it just purged spawn from an unfortunate victim of a bird maybe?

 

I can't find any pic's of anything like it hear.

 

Sometimes I would like not to have such a pants phone for work...

 

 

 

Crystal Brain Fungus perhaps?

 

Exidia nucleata

 

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[Ross Winchester]

found on ash we were working on sunday

[David Humphries]

Your thoughts Ganoderma sp Ross?

 

 

 

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[coleman]

No idea tbh, first time I've come across it.

 

If its a sapwood exposed strategist, then I would assume it can get a hold on damaged and pruned trees.

 

It appears to be a bigger problem in Italy and France from what I've read.

 

 

 

 

 

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After reading up it definately does come across as an exposed sapwood strategist, sounds like it causes some quite extensive white rot too. Definately one to look out for.

[Ross Winchester]

i think so David ,will put some more pictures up when i pull them of phone its a big one.

[Ross Winchester]

another shot of it.

[Ross Winchester]

more of this years snap shots

[David Humphries]

Lots of Ganoderma then

 

 

 

Looks like resinaceum around the birch

 

 

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[Ross Winchester]

another

[David Humphries]

Coriolus versicolor

 

 

 

 

 

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