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

[Arborowen]

Pretty sure Ridgidoporus on Horse chestnut here on a nice site in west sussex.

 

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[David Humphries]

Pretty sure Ridgidoporus on Horse chestnut here on a nice site in west sussex.

 

 

Yep, rigi

 

Any plans for the tree?

 

 

 

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[Arborowen]

Yes well that's he tricky one. I've been asked to re inspect three HCs following a comment by a knowledgeble member of the public. The tree with the rigi is not the one they are concerned about. They're seeing scaring from bleeding canker and getting anxious on another tree which is further and weighted away but still close enough. This one with the rigi had 2 mtrs out top only in 2014 leaving the entire remainder of crown toward play area. Previous tree office denied permission to carry out 6mtr height reduction specd by previous consultant. Which now I've met the trees can see would have been overkill.

 

My initial concern before the rigi on this was the historic dog legend prunnig wounds common on HC when low branches are heavilly prunned back.

 

Plenty to think about. Not sure of significance of the fungi. HC is fully on my one to watch list given its tendency to lack much warning signs or indicators in foliage vitality and to be peppered with bleeding canker often making things look pretty break but might not be. Very difficult to judge much beyond these two factors using just VTA.

 

Any thoughts? I've done several HC jobs this year all with the same collection of issues. Although not quite on this scale.

 

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[Gray git]

Two creating plenty of spores

And two I'm not sure off

 

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[David Humphries]

And two I'm not sure off]

 

 

Last two look like Coprinellus disseminatus (fairy ink cap) & a dried out Tremella mesenterica.

 

 

 

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[Gray git]

The Tremella mesenterica was quite springy still, jelly like similar to Auricularia auricula-judae.

Looked cool the way it had erupted through the bark.

 

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[David Humphries]

Fuligo septica looking a bit like the face of Papa Lazarou

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Caloboletus calopus (the bitter beech bolete) in Beech and oak woodland at Symonds Yat on the Wye valley.

 

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[johnanderton]

Great find , I've yet to find one of them in my area . 👍

[Arborowen]

Some photos from a site visit that one of my collegues carried lut yesterday. Ive seen ganoderma high up in beeches before. But cant make this out for him. Any thoughts.