Trametes suaveolens?

[Kveldssanger]

Pretty sure, though can anyone confirm? Not seen it in the flesh before. Very pretty brackets.

 

On Prunus sp.

 

[David Humphries]

I think it's a good shout Chris, nice set of shots

 

Not one that I've come across often.

 

Only 74 UK records which makes it a red data list species

Predominantly noted on Salix and occasionally Poplar.

 

Species data - British fungi

 

Did you smell it?

 

T. suaveolens has a relatively strong aniseed odour

 

Might be one worth sending into Martin at Kew for confirmation and General interest.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

It's down to be felled, this tree. I guess that's off the cards!? WIll go back tomorrow and take one and send it to Martyn.

Edited January 25, 2016 by Kveldssanger

[Kveldssanger]

Shall go back and smell it on the way to work tomorrow. I confess I was more keen on getting out of there, as a funeral was about to begin! It is in a cemetary.

[Gary Prentice]

It's down to be felled, this tree. I guess that's off the cards!? WIll go back tomorrow and take one and send it to Martyn.

 

Sounds like an interesting conversation and explanations as to its retention, given its postion:biggrin:

[Kveldssanger]

Indeed. I'll have a chat with the guys at work and, at the very least, if it does have to come down then I'll ask for the tree to be dropped in one, transported to a nearby hedgerow, and placed upright on the edge of that hedge. That would retain the habitat for the fungi, and allow them to sporulate and carry on decaying the wood. If I laid the cherry on its side, a change in gravitational direction upon the brackets may temporary muck them up, or reduce the likelihood of spores reaching viable substrate elsewhere (due to less elevation from the ground).

[David Humphries]

If you lay it on its side the brackets will just go tropic to its orientation and continue to sporolate in its new position like this Trametes below

 

....but you know that

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[Kveldssanger]

AYe. I suppose my thoughts were that it'd cause the fungus to expend more energy on producing new sporophores at different orientations, which may leave it less able to focus on producing spores. Probably a long-shot in terms of logic! Going to send over some samples to Kew, and leave some to remain on the tree (Martyn suspects it isn't suaveolens). However, as they're annual and most now appear largely inactive, I imagine a change in orientation wouldn't impact upon the fungus whatsoever.

[Kveldssanger]

I do think I can smell aniseed, as well.

[Kveldssanger]

(Pseudo)Trametes gibbosa, it was. Martyn said that whilst the pore structure was different to how it would usually appear, it was gibbosa nonetheless. Staying in Kew's collections as they don't have a sample from Prunus spp.