Interesting Biomechanics

[BenR]

Yeah cheers David. Even if you don't have a place for a volunteer, it would be fun to meet up and follow you round at work for a day. I'm sure I would learn a thing or two.

[David Humphries]

This Oak branch has a big delamination/split forming near to the trunk.

 

Good to get this shot before it's on the ground.

 

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[David Humphries]

Went searching for my first Laetiporus of the year, and took a stroll into Kenwoods Sssi south wood.

 

Within are fantastic Oaks & Beech, which give it the designation.

 

But this young un caught my attention.

 

really interesting bark texture for Beech.

 

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[armchairarborist]

nothing special, spotted this in sanfrancisco, looks like it got lost on its search for the sky..

[chris cnc]

just posted these in another thread but i think they have a place here too...

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

the weeping ash, twisted old thing too!

[Giles Hill]

Here's some pics of a beech growing on an old ditch line, with some Ustulina thrown in:

 

 

 

 

[David Humphries]

By Jimminy, get a big saw darn quick, there be a nasty bit of fung in them there cracks.

 

"Looks" like a tree happy with its lot.

 

 

Good post Giles

 

 

How olds that wood, any history?

 

 

 

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[Giles Hill]

Thanks David, it's Captain's Wood, we visited it a couple of weeks ago. Apparently there's some oak polypore there, but I don't think it was out - or at least I couldn't find any!

 

There's more info on this link:

 

Captain's Wood

[David Humphries]

Very interesting site, thanks for putting up the link Giles.

 

Piptoporus quercinus eh

 

might just have to go have a looksee if I'm ever in the area.

 

Bit early yet, as it usually emerges mid to late summer & as far as I can make out doesn't fruit every single year.

 

 

 

thought for a nano second, that I may have been in for a shout of ownership of the woods.......

 

"What we do know though is that over the last 1000 years the wood has passed through the hands of various Bishops, noblemen and monKeyed families"

 

 

 

 

 

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