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

[David Humphries]

Forgot about this one which I stumbled apon whilst walking between jobs today.

 

We felled this beech about 5 years ago.

 

Ganoderma applanatum dusting out it's tell tale chocolate powder spores.

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Forgot about this one which I stumbled apon whilst walking between jobs today.

 

We felled this beech about 5 years ago.

 

Ganoderma applanatum dusting out it's tell tale chocolate powder spores.

 

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Not doubting the applanatum but am very interested to see the lower parts of it, just for my mental records! im trying to find out if this extension to the undersides is a viable/reliable feature.

[David Humphries]

Not doubting the applanatum but am very interested to see the lower parts of it, just for my mental records! im trying to find out if this extension to the undersides is a viable/reliable feature.

 

 

 

Here's the same brackets from last year.

 

Fruiting out of both ends, and not along the length.

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Here's the same brackets from last year.

 

Fruiting out of both ends, and not along the length.

 

 

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No Gano fruiting on the tree prior to the decision to fell.

 

Presuming that popping out of the medulary rays at the ends, is a more ergonomic stratergy for the mycelium & subsequent fb's than breaking through the skin & barriers of the trunk.

 

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Few bits from today....

 

Enteridium & Ganoderma on this Oak Mono at Hampstead Heath

 

Enteridium on an Oak log at English Heritages Kenwood South Woods which is a Sssi.

 

& Daldinia from the Fungi on Parade line up, which is now sporalating a few weeks after it was taken off it's host.

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

No Gano fruiting on the tree prior to the decision to fell.

 

Presuming that popping out of the medulary rays at the ends, is a more ergonomic stratergy for the mycelium & subsequent fb's than breaking through the skin & barriers of the trunk.

 

 

 

 

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Wouldnt the rays be running to the bark faces?

 

in otherwords are the not exiting via the vascular zylem?

 

interesting to see the attachment points too:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

there would be no restraint via tyloses in the vascular system due to the wood being dead prior to infection/colonisation?

[David Humphries]

 

Wouldnt the rays be running to the bark faces?

 

 

in otherwords are the not exiting via the vascular zylem?

 

 

interesting to see the attachment points too

 

 

 

 

Yes.

 

 

What about the fb's coming from near the centre of the trunk in pics 1 & 6 ?

 

 

 

So, do the shots scan with your thoughts on i'd on appla & adspersum?

 

 

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Edited April 30, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Yes.

 

 

What about the fb's coming from near the centre of the trunk?

 

 

 

So, do the shots scan with your thoughts on i'd on appla & adspersum?

 

 

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Well its more a different way i am looking now, something a certain talented arb said to me recently that i want to observe as much as poss, that is that australe tends to have an extende attachment point and a lumpier surface.

 

so i am looking at the edges of the pore surface as i feel applanantum my have a defined lip or edge around the entire pore surface (to be confirmed over many bracket samples) as apposed to austral having a much smoother transition to the contact area with the tree, what i mean is, am looking to see the rear attachment to see if it is smoothed to contact or lipped, and extended in the lower middle region of the pore structure.

[Simon Rotheram]

Forgot about this one which I stumbled apon whilst walking between jobs today.

 

We felled this beech about 5 years ago.

 

Ganoderma applanatum dusting out it's tell tale chocolate powder spores.

 

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David, was the tree felled because of the Gannoderma Sp. or have you conciquently found this?

 

Ignore - must read posts more carefully before posting!

Edited April 30, 2010 by Simon Rotheram