found me some freaky fungi

[AlvinD]

I don't think there's enough photos there Tony to decide. Fire a few more up

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I don't think there's enough photos there Tony to decide. Fire a few more up

 

well, no point in under doing it!

[elicokiz]

it is NOT I obliqous, which only forms a black encrusted anamorph on the tree usualy birches, the sexual stage is a mass over the rootplate.

 

your bracket is very very much of an aged benzoin, I will try to find you an image, the black with brown band is very typical IMO

 

Thanks Tony. I appreciate your knowledge

 

Dave

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thanks Tony. I appreciate your knowledge

 

Dave

 

 

as you know theres no certainty without the lab/micro but im a very confidant in this case, good find too:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

just checked the FRDBI and theres 399 records with the first two pages 25% not showing specific Taxus connection, you should send it off to Kew

[elicokiz]

Just browsing the net and found similar photos relating to an earlier arbtalk thread called mystery yew fungus...the appearance from the photographs and the description of the fungi from the arbtalker who posted relates strongly with my own recollections, however i am no expert in the identification of fungi , this is an area however that has dramatically improved since i have been on this forum . thanks for passing on your wisdom guys.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

yours is a very defined bracket, not a crustose lumpy mass

[elicokiz]

yours is a very defined bracket, not a crustose lumpy mass

 

Thanks Tony but what do you make of the mossy like growth on the stem of the second photograph in my first post?

[coleman]

Well in Tony, you know yer fungus!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thanks Tony but what do you make of the mossy like growth on the stem of the second photograph in my first post?

 

So busy looking at the brackets I hadnt even noticed that at the front of the image! lol:blushing:

 

and your right, that does indeed look like the same culprit,

 

 

so guessing you have both here, I need to find that one too now:thumbup1: