Whats this on an oak?

[swinny]

Hi there, a quick snap from an observation the other day....

 

whats this fungi and whats it up to?

 

sorry about the pic quality etc, also its about 20 foot up the tree.

[swinny]

chicken of the woods?

[White Noise]

For sure fella

[swinny]

I put the pick up, clicked enter.... and thought stop being a lazy arse go look at your books... so i had a look and thats my conclusion.... chicken of the woods....

 

so i need two more confirmations

 

best out of 3

 

cheers apbell

[White Noise]

For me your on the button ; ) Don't eat it though as allergic reactions have been known to occur . Fungi Id is not as hard as people lead you to believe . Nice one Swinny

[RobRainford]

Looks a bit like Laetiporus to me too. It will be causing a cubical brown rot in the heartwood. A lighter shade of brown than its common competitor Fistulina and a more aggressive rot. Can cause failures due to its slightly more aggressive nature but oaks stand up to a lot!