Host plays hide and seek.............

[David Humphries]

Meripilus giganteus fruiting here in the grass.

 

No common host in the immediate vacinity, unless you possibly count the London Plane ( as Lonsdale suggests) at left of picture.

 

Certainly no Beech or Oak in this part if the park.

 

No notable old stump/pit either.

Although the Sorbus is possibly on the site of an old tree, but can't get anybody to confirm this.

 

 

Mmmmm?

 

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[Stephen Blair]

could it be from an old branch that has decayed over winter dave?

[David Humphries]

Meripilus is a root decayer Stevie, there must be something rooty under that there green stuff.

 

 

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

like this stuff dave, some cairngorm fungus just for you:001_cool:

[David Humphries]

like this stuff dave, some cairngorm fungus just for you:001_cool:

 

 

 

Nice......

 

 

Exposures a little out though.

 

 

Any idea what Tree roots they were on?

 

 

 

 

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[John Wilson]

Is the meripilus not incontact with the roots of the tree in the corner of pic 2?

It appears to be within the rhizosphere.

[David Humphries]

Is the meripilus not incontact with the roots of the tree in the corner of pic 2?

It appears to be within the rhizosphere.

 

 

 

Not know of Merip on Lime John, could be wrong though.

 

I'll go look it up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

first was on a poplar stump and second was on spruce dave

[John Wilson]

Lime can be infected by meripilus. I have read several case studies were lime and beech were inoculated with meripilus to study the patterns of decay.

[Bundle 2]

Lab innoculations are a bit "iffy" I reckon...my tuppence worth!