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

[David Humphries]

47 minutes ago, ABtrees said:

Oh yeah - forgot

 

Whilst clearly not a patch on Peasgood's, are these just some old Turkey tails stained by the moss - or something completely different ?

Don't think these are turkey tails, but one of the other Trametes sp

 

Pore surface shots can often help to narrow down the Id.

 

[David Humphries]

Few bits from today

 

Xylaria carpophila (beech mast candle snuff)

 

 

Trametes versicolor (turkey tail)

 

 

Chondrostereum purpureum

 

 

 

Heterobasidion annosum & Kretzschmaria deusta

 

[slack ma girdle]

I like the beechmast csndle snuff, looks like something the dog would cough up.

[OakStag]

In regards to the chondrostereum how often does the colonization lead to death of the tree? Seen a few trees heavily in decline with it present. Wondered if it primarily colonised already stressed trees.

[David Humphries]

6 hours ago, OakStag said:

In regards to the chondrostereum how often does the colonization lead to death of the tree? Seen a few trees heavily in decline with it present. Wondered if it primarily colonised already stressed trees.

Precursor to dead part or entire tree.

Indicative of a dysfunctional unit (root, buttress, trunk, branch) or in later stages colonises complete dysfunctional parts of the tree.

 

The beech below succumbed to a significant Meripilus infection which led to the dysfunction of the vascular parts of the tree that the Chondro colonised.

 

 

 

 

[daltontrees]

Little Jelly Ear on Friday popping out of the opening of a dead bud on Ash.

[Arborowen]

Found this on a beech last week, after initially thinking it was Oyster mushroom, i then began to think it might be dryads saddle. However based on the current combination of books on the desk neither of them persist for a very long after degrading. This is clearly a seasonal bracket thats either still attached because it's a sheltered spot or a late (early) second fruiting but no idea quite what it is.

Thought would be appreciated

[Treeation]

1 hour ago, Arborowen said:

Found this on a beech last week, after initially thinking it was Oyster mushroom, i then began to think it might be dryads saddle. However based on the current combination of books on the desk neither of them persist for a very long after degrading. This is clearly a seasonal bracket thats either still attached because it's a sheltered spot or a late (early) second fruiting but no idea quite what it is.

Thought would be appreciated

Looks like dryads saddle to me

[Jake Andrews]

2 hours ago, Treeation said:

Looks like dryads saddle to me

Second that.

[David Humphries]

All from today at work

 

Sarcoscypha species on what may have been crab apple in north London today (thinking S. austriaca, but no mycro confirmation)

 

 

 

 

Kretschmaria deusta on sycamore

 

 

 

 

Piptoporus betulinus  

 

 

 

Xylaria carpophila