Interesting Biomechanics

[sloth]

I like my trees like I like my women, curvy....

[David Humphries]

Bulging beech from Burnham

 

Possibly posted it before, but too cool not to share again.

 

 

 

 

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[Mark J]

Excellent tree.

[Jake Andrews]

That's really cool David. The bark plates are really exploding from the new growth.

 

Jake Andrews

[DC0725]

adaptive tension wood on lime

[David Humphries]

Large oak burr that's expanding at pace.

 

Would be interesting to see if the buckle above it is directly related.

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Red oak that took one hell of a beating in some storm or other and has/had Laetiporus munching its way through the heart, has now put on a fine triple stemmed reiterating canopy and is feeding off its self.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Jake Andrews]

Is the Laetiporus confirmed from previous seosons fruiting David?

 

Jake Andrews

[David Humphries]

Is the Laetiporus confirmed from previous seosons fruiting David?

 

Jake Andrews

 

 

Yes Jake, there was a small remnant of a long desiccated chicken bracket that I didn't take an image of whilst I was there today, plus I've seen it fruit on this tree before.

it's rife through the red oaks here at work.

 

 

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Edited March 21, 2017 by David Humphries

[Jake Andrews]

Yes Jake, there was a small remnant of a long desiccated chicken bracket that I didn't take an image of whilst I was there today, plus I've seen it fruit on this tree before.

it's rife through the red oaks here at work.

 

 

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Ah ok. I only ask as I had a large stand of Salix alba to survey today and there was multiple failures throughout due to a brown heart rot. Just trying to get an idea of what it might be. My first thought was Laetiporus but found no evidence of dessicated brackets anywhere.

 

Jake Andrews