How many types of fungi can you find on 1 tree?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Will the Xylaria just be hollow and crumble? I know the Daldinia has the concentric rings but do they always persist or can they become hollow when desiccated?

 

xylaria, daldinias and all of these types can become hollow with age and predation. the Xylaria is a white flesh, snaps like a carrot, daldinia an entirely different animal, which by the way tends to be far browner on beech.

 

there are around 7-9 species of daldinia.

[Matthew Corran]

Tony I have to be honest I did stick my finger through it this morning when I took the photo, I can't be sure but I don't think there was any white, but there also wasn't any concentric rings. I didn't take any more photos and won't be going back for a while, at the minute I think I'm still heading more toward Daldinia but cheers for the info.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony I have to be honest I did stick my finger through it this morning when I took the photo, I can't be sure but I don't think there was any white, but there also wasn't any concentric rings. I didn't take any more photos and won't be going back for a while, at the minute I think I'm still heading more toward Daldinia but cheers for the info.

 

well I have been wrong in the past, and sure to be again!

[Matthew Corran]

I'm not saying you're wrong you just haven't convinced me yet! I don't think I have come across Xylaria yet so I will be looking out for it.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I'm not saying you're wrong you just haven't convinced me yet! I don't think I have come across Xylaria yet so I will be looking out for it.

 

i am not out to convince you, not my game at all, just giving the benefit of my experience.

 

given host and context Daldinia is highly unlikely

[Matthew Corran]

Thanks Tony