Fungal id ??

[Arbdog]

After previously wrongly IDing Ill ask who clearly knows for a positive!

 

From the base of a Lime we were taking some suckers off....brackets about 15 (ish) inches

[daltontrees]

I'd say Ganoderma sp. defiitely, and Ganoderma applanatum probably

[David Humphries]

I think it's prudent to be cautious on which species of Ganoderma it is.

Only spore size under microscope will differentiate between applanatum and australe.

 

The reiterative rooting looks interesting.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Kretzschmaria deusta was also colonising that side of the tree.

[Arbdog]

Thanks for the helpful replies!

 

Ill advise the client of the identification and helpful input.

 

By the size of the bracket/ and there is 2 straight lines on the top (looks like somebody has previously been removing the suckers with a silky) how long has it been there?

 

I think the previous occupants of the property knew it was there as it had been pollarded a few years ago!

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

CPD, CPD, CPD...thank you gents.

 

(CPD = 'continuing professional development', informal granted, but valuable nevertheless )