Inonotus cuticularis

[Stephen Westover]

There are some excellent images of Inonotus cuticularis on the net, so I won't post mine. It is listed as occurring on Beech and Maple. However, I have now found this on three occasions over 15 years in Essex, each time on Turkey Oak.

It causes white rot. Is there any information or experience out there on how bad/ fast the rot is?

 

Thanks

 

Stephen

[David Humphries]

In my experience I tend to find it fruiting for the most part in old cavitated prunning wounds, branch/union tear outs and detached fallen lumps of branches.

 

To me this suggests that it's perhaps more a secondary parasite rather than primary

 

Others may have different experiences/opinions.

 

 

 

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Can you post your images please, I've not seen it on turkey oak before.

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[David Humphries]

A couple of beech with Inonotus cuticularis on trunk wounds from earlier today in Suffolk

 

 

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[treeseer]

I cuticularis not mentioned in my US references. Name comes from that distinct white stripe along the edge or 'cuticle'?

 

Steven, with all Inonotus ime, degree of compartmentalisation appears to be very much related to host and site conditions.