Laetiporus sulphureus on sweet chestnut

[Paul Barton]

Found this stunning old sweet chestnut in a wood in Herts today.

 

A large limb had failed and this chicken of the woods was fruiting on the fallen limb. You can see the brown cubicle rot that the fungus has caused to the internal wood on the fallen limb.

 

I couldn't say for sure whether the fungus caused the failure or whether it has colonised the limb since it fell. My gut would be that the Laetiporus was present for a long time before the failure though.

[David Humphries]

What a cracking Tree, were there any big suckers near by?

 

 

 

Which woods Paul?

 

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Edited May 25, 2009 by Monkey-D

[Paul Barton]

Ain't it a beaut Dave?! Didn't clock any big suckers but I wasn't looking too hard.

 

Not sure of the name of the woods but they were very near Chipperfield.

[geoff]

that's a fantastic looking tree!