Failed syc....what fungus?

[Graham]

Few pics of a failed syc we felled last year. Two TOs couldn't identify fruiting bodies inside the cavity and sent them to Alice Holt for ID.

 

I had my suspicions and was pooh poohed but turned out correct. Any ideas?

 

 

 

 

[Alinicoll]

Polyporus squamossa?

[Graham]

Bang on and tree officers hadn't a clue!!

[Pommie]

Bang on and tree officers hadn't a clue!!

 

you need new tree officers then, shocking not to ident that

 

 

 

 

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Edited February 14, 2009 by Monkey-D
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[BigMcD]

If you gents will indulge a know nothing type of question....is that fungus there as a cause or symptom of the rot?

[Graham]

The fungus is a cause of the decay. Prior to losing that limb it wasn't visible externally. The fruiting bodies were inside the cavity.

[David Humphries]

Good find and post Graham.

 

I've always thought of Dryads saddle to be saprophytic in nature, as it's usually found on or near to old prunning wounds and stumps, and also as you've shown, in cavaties.

Having said this, it appears to be associated with white rot, so the juries still out on this for me.

 

Made a huge mistake with this occurance about 7 years ago.

Watched this bracket appear annualy over the summer for a couple of years, didn't really have a clue as to what was going on inside, panicked and felled the Tree.

 

Area of disfunction on the cross sections was a collumn approximately 3" deep, a foot or so long.

 

Bad call on my part.

 

This is what led me to start further investigation on fungi.

 

 

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Edited February 14, 2009 by Monkey-D

[Graham]

Good find and post Graham.

 

I've always thought of Dryads saddle to be saprophytic in nature, as it's usually found on or near to old prunning wounds and stumps, and also as you've shown, in cavaties.

Having said this, it appears to be associated with white rot, so the juries still out on this for me.

 

Made a huge mistake with this occurance about 7 years ago.

Watched this bracket appear annualy over the summer for a couple of years, didn't really have a clue as to what was going on inside, panicked and felled the Tree.

 

Area of disfunction on the cross sections was a collumn approximately 3" deep, a foot or so long.

 

 

This is what led me to start further investigation on fungi.

 

Bad call on my part.

 

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You could well be correct on this one. What can't be seen on the failed section is a large, old pruning wound which was level with the cavity

[Nimby]

Great pics Graham.

 

There is a lot to learn looking at that.