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[anniebee]

Hi

 

Can anyone tell me what this is please

 

It is at the base of a beech tree. It is white in colour with a tinge of creamy yellow in places. When bruised goes a orange/ red colour. It grew last year and that has now gone black and looks dead. Much Further up the tree there are two separate brackets od dryads saddle.

 

Thanks

 

Ann

[Roylance1988]

Looks like kretzschmaria deusta

[sloth]

Hi Ann, hard to say for certain from that picture, but K. deusta is a very real probability given the description with it. That, along with Meripilus giganteus, are the two fungi you'd rather not see on any big tree, especially a beech!

Depending on the size of the tree, and any 'targets' within its range, you may want to get the tree inspected and assessed in person...

[anniebee]

Thank you I will get someone to have a proper look.