Help with Ash bracket fungi.

[Dan Earp]

I have over the years seen many shrivelled up Inonotus brackets and that's exactly what they look like.

 

Inonotus is one of the more common brackets on Ash and it really likes Ash.

 

Its not Daldinia because its not smooth enough and not round enough

 

Daldinia also likes Ash but it likes its victims dead and would typically be found on deadwood, firstly on smaller branches, moving onto the stem when the tree is a complete gonner.

 

Well thank you for explaining

[APC]

Definitely I. hispidus.

[sloth]

Most likely I. hispidus, at least in the south east, it's rare to see a mature ash without it. Causes a hollowing in the stem/branches, which woodpeckers just adore. Rarely causes a problem, more so at over extended branch bases or the crown break. If every ash with hispidus was felled it would be mass extermination of yhe species!

[felixthelogchopper]

Most likely I. hispidus, at least in the south east, it's rare to see a mature ash without it. Causes a hollowing in the stem/branches, which woodpeckers just adore. Rarely causes a problem, more so at over extended branch bases or the crown break. If every ash with hispidus was felled it would be mass extermination of yhe species!

 

Indeed. We are monitoring dozens on one estate. They only get felled when safety requirements demand.

[Countryside Services]

Thanks all. Think I will have it out, as it's in close proximity to the house, and before I re-turf their lawn and do a new patio.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

looks like a vetranizing cut that ripped back, or was it a do as you likey cut? hard to tell who the rouges are these days!

[Jesse]

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I have a customer with this fungi on a old wound, on one of their ash trees.

Can someone help me with what it is and will it effect the tree?

The tree does have some dead wood in the crown.

Cheers Sam.

 

I hate to say this, it could be my eyes, but that does not look like Ash, more like young Lime, as you look through to the leaves, its not dappled, and that bark is very smooth, are you sure its Ash?? I am due a visit to speck savers so please all stay calm

[Countryside Services]

looks like a vetranizing cut that ripped back, or was it a do as you likey cut? hard to tell who the rouges are these days!

 

I dare say it could have been a piece of ground workers machinery that caused the damage from when they built the house. That they then tidied up.

[Countryside Services]

I hate to say this, it could be my eyes, but that does not look like Ash, more like young Lime, as you look through to the leaves, its not dappled, and that bark is very smooth, are you sure its Ash?? I am due a visit to speck savers so please all stay calm

 

Positive it's ash. Best get to specsavers, the majority of the foliage in the picture is that of the sycamore tree behind the said ash.

[elfie]

I have a similar fungus on an ash tree that has been reduced around 6-8 years ago.  

Any advice welcomed.