Any idea on this decay in Beech?

[shillo]

I am sure i ve seen similar on arbtalk. After and before shots!

 

I monitored these for a couple of years, they just got progressively worse.

decided to remove in the end. Got a few more that are heading the same way too

[Graham]

Beautiful spalting. Kretch possibly.

[slasherscot]

the dark lines are armillaria.....honey fungus

[shillo]

Yes it did look pretty. Some wretch stole all the wood over night.

 

Salcombe, one of the wealthiest places to live yet this is the 3rd time ive had wood pinched overnight. Never happened to me anywhere else!

[shillo]

Honey fungus, i checked these trees several times over at least 2 yrs and never saw any fruiting bodies of any kind?

[JonnyVine]

Honey fungus, i checked these trees several times over at least 2 yrs and never saw any fruiting bodies of any kind?

 

And you never will Shillo, because it isn't Armillaria, its K.deusta and its the most beautiful colonisation pattern I have ever seen, probably because most people leave the tree standing much longer before felling.

 

I would cut some nice even rings off as they would look nice waxed up and hanging on the wall, beautiful pattern.

[Gary Prentice]

And you never will Shillo, because it isn't Armillaria, its K.deusta and its the most beautiful colonisation pattern I have ever seen, probably because most people leave the tree standing much longer before felling.

 

I would cut some nice even rings off as they would look nice waxed up and hanging on the wall, beautiful pattern.

 

He could have done, but someone pitched it all:lol:

[JonnyVine]

Damn, only just seen the Salcombe bit now.

 

Thats disgusting behaviour, sadly a sign of the times, and leaving the timber in heavy pices is no deterrent either because these cretins arrive end of play with their £89 screwfix chainsaws and cut the stuff up into manageable bits.

 

And yes, the majority of these theiving scumbags are so called "respectable' types!

[JonnyVine]

Sorry, posted twice

Edited July 26, 2013 by JonnyVine
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[treeseer]

Gorgeous color and spalting; a woodturner's dream.

 

And now it will burn to warm a thief's asp. A double crime!