ID on oak, please. P. dryadeus?

[Kveldssanger]

Hi all,

 

Spotted these old brackets (unfortunately snapped off by some means) on the butt of an oak with distinct buttressing. The oak is rather exposed, on the edge of a woodland that borders a golf course. I'm opting for Pseudoinonotus dryadeus because of the algal green atop, though realise it may be a long shot.

 

Nice buttressing, though. Some extensive decay going on in there, I would expect.

 

 

Cheers,

Chris

[David Humphries]

Yes, P dryadeus.

 

Classic associated buttressing aswell.

 

Did you sound it?

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Wonderful - thanks, David. Getting the hang of this a little more now, it seems. Slowly building up that knowledge base!

 

I didn't have anything on me asides from the camera, as it was supposed to be a nice walk with my girlfriend (though quickly turned into a hunt for fungi, of which there was little). I may return next weekend and give the buttress a whack, as I imagine there'll be some hollowing going on around that region.

[Kveldssanger]

Spotted some more today - made a post about it here: https://arboriculture.wordpress.com/

 

Twice in two days. Not bad...

[felixthelogchopper]

Just to display my ignorance, is Pseudoinonotus dryadeus the same as Inonotus dryadeus ie Dryad's Saddle?

[Kveldssanger]

Yep!

[felixthelogchopper]

Yep!

 

Cheers. I still struggle to remember if Kretschmaria or Ustulina is the right one to say so this won't help lol.

[Kveldssanger]

I believe it's Kretz, at the moment. I am sure others can confirm.

[David Humphries]

Just to display my ignorance, is Pseudoinonotus dryadeus the same as Inonotus dryadeus ie Dryad's Saddle?

 

Dryads saddle is Polyporus squamosus, not Psuedoinonotus dryadeus.

 

Psuedoinonotus dryadeus is known as the oak bracket.

 

 

 

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[felixthelogchopper]

Dryads saddle is Polyporus squamosus, not Psuedoinonotus dryadeus.

 

Psuedoinonotus dryadeus is known as the oak bracket.

 

 

 

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Thanks David.