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

[David Humphries]

Not one of mine Tony, this is in the management of English Heritage at Kenwood House, but sits next to one of my target paths.

 

As far as I know there is no plan to reduce.

 

I would if it was mine, canopy is looking progressively sparse, so this may aleviate sail load.

 

I'll post a pick of it in leaf if I can find it.

 

Off home now for a spot of me youngests birthday cake

 

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

how old is he today!

 

wish him a happy birthday from us arbtalkers!

[David Humphries]

how old is he today!

 

wish him a happy birthday from us arbtalkers!

 

 

 

Ta,

 

Wee man was 5 today.

 

 

 

Thought I had a beter shot of the canopy, but these just about show thinning & reduced leaf size.

 

No Merip in evidence as far as I know.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

whats with the de turfing monkey?

[David Humphries]

whats with the de turfing monkey?

 

Prepping for the mulch & "generic" Mycorrhyza soil injection, that EH had carried out on this and few other trees along this strip.

(not made mention of the mycorr in the blurb)

 

Wasn't too impressed by the moat that was cut at the perimeter, lots of (although small) roots severed.

 

Plus this work was right on top of a Podocypha multizonata patch, which is rdl & one of the Biodiversity Action Plan species for London

 

http://www.lbp.org.uk/londonpriority.html#fungi

 

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Edited February 9, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Do you know what monkey it aint just them, EN are letting the managment destroy a sssi called Whippendell woods. I looked up the annual report that apparantley suggested no rise in detrimental activity nor problems that needed further inspection. This is total BS, Ive walked this wood for 15 years or more and Its being dug up by You tube videoing Mountain bikers with pics shovels and barrows. The "chosen contractors" are going in with a mog and ripping shallow beech roots while they go in to fell a meripilus beech in mid fruiting spreading the spores into the damage theyve done as they go!

 

and two weeks a go they felled another merip beech straight onto an decent Oak and took the bark right off on one side of it.

 

I am fuming cos the guys that asses and make the orders ern twice what I am on and doing a crap job of it.

[David Humphries]

A few bits and pieces from me jaunt in the woods yesterday.

 

Nowt too rare.......

 

 

Tremella mesenterica -yellow brain

 

2/3, Pseudotrametes gibbosa - lumpy bracket

4, Pseudotrametes gibbosa underside with Xylaria hypoxylon below

 

Chondosteerum annosum - Silver leaf, no idea what the small forming orangs oneabove it is.

 

Xylaria hypoxylon - candle snuff

 

Floating Piptoporus betulinus - Razor strop

 

Ganoderrma resinaceum - Lacquered Bracket, on road side Oak

 

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Edited February 21, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

last one aint looking too clever monkey!

 

is the tree unpruned?

[David Humphries]

It was the classic, see it driving past, brakes, quick reverse, shot, then........can we go and get some tea now Dad.

 

Never really got a proper look at it Tony.

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Yeah I get that! the lads hate when were on the way home and I slam on the brakes for a bracket!