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

[Dannyjack]

Thanks David it did have a brown/cocoa coloured spore now you mention it.

 

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[timbernut]

On elm stump, not a clue and no book nearby,

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

On elm stump, not a clue and no book nearby

 

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Armillaria mellea, honey fungus.

 

Lots around at the moment

 

 

 

 

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[timbernut]

Oh dear, I really should've known that! Just looked very different somehow[emoji15]

 

 

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[Dannyjack]

Ringless honey fungus?

 

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[David Humphries]

Ringless honey fungus?

 

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I wouldn't rule it out as tabescens, but one or two of them appear to look like they have a ring (or remnants) on the stem?

 

Armillaria tabescens - The Ringless Honey Fungus - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists

 

 

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[Jake Andrews]

My first sight of Pholiota squarrosa on a Malus

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[David Humphries]

Coming out or staying Jake?

 

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Honey fungus is so darned variable that it's sometimes going to throw people. I've had that a few times this year alone.

[Jake Andrews]

Also had a interesting turn of events a couple of weeks ago. Had an Ash tree with severe die back on one side (the side adjacent a very recent house extension from the neighbours😉) we removed the deadwood so we could review the tree next spring and see if it would retrench further before considering what remedial action should be taken. The soil was also very dry so we added a mulch layer as far as the client would allow us.

The following week we get an email with pictures of extensive colonisation of Armillaria around the roots and Base closest the new extension. Client initially thought we had brought in the Armillaria and after lengthy talks and he did his research, he was OK. But just got me thinking about VTA, you can only prescribe what you see.

Now then, do you think we may have stimulated the Armillaria with the mulch layer. laying down more food for it perhaps?

 

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