Bracket on mature Pear

[Paul Barton]

I am thinking this may be Ganodema pfeiffer but have not seen it on Pear before. Anyone else?

[David Humphries]

very intersting Paul

 

Not overly confident that it is G pfeifferi, but I can see why you've gone that way.

Personally not seen G pfeifferi fruiting on Pear and the Fungal Record Data Base has it almost exclusively on Beech across its 288 records with 7 on Oak, 1 on Willow & 1 on Lime.

 

How accurate these records are is open to debate I guess.

 

British Fungi - record details

 

Can you take a wedge slice showing the flesh & tubes ?

 

 

whats going on with the bark plates to the side & above the bracket?

Older attachement point of a bigger bracket perhaps?

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[Paul Barton]

Thanks David. Yes, I assumed that the discolouration on the bark above was from the site of a previous bracket that has been knocked off.

 

Unfortunately I can't take a slice as the tree is not local to me (I must start carrying a sharp knife in my survey kit bag).

 

I did also wonder if it could be a Phellinus species as it's on Rosaceae?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

gano australe be my view

[Paul Barton]

Have you seen it on Pear before then Tony?

 

 

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[daltontrees]

|For what it's worth (not very much, probably) I thought is was an arrested Phellinus pomaceus.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Have you seen it on Pear before then Tony?

 

 

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seen australe on most things, even conifers like larch and applanatum also.

 

|For what it's worth (not very much, probably) I thought is was an arrested Phellinus pomaceus.

 

That is also a distinct possibility but would expect it to have a more slanted pore layer:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

for what its worth i think the red stain on the pore layer is a mold, hence the stray Idents

[Paul Barton]

Thanks for your suggestions everyone.